INEC Adopts Card Readers, Rules Out Electronic Results Transmission
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will use card readers during the 2019 general elections but ruled out the electronic transmission of results.
This is...
Nigerians, AI Caution Against Gagging Media Ahead Of 2019 Polls
Demand release of detained journalists
Eminent Nigerians, including Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, have cautioned governments at all...
INEC and Election Reordering Bill
Mahmoud Yakub, INEC Chairman
By Carl Umegboro
The bill of the Parliament seeking to reorder the sequence of elections which intriguingly hit the brick wall remains...
Ooni, Alaafin, Others Demand New Generation Of Politicians
Yoruba leaders led by Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, yesterday met at the country home...
EU SDGN MEDIA STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
WELCOME REMARKS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA AND SOCIETY (IMS), DR AKIN AKINGBULU, AT THE STAKEHOLDERS MEETING OF THE MEDIA COMPONENT OF...
ECOWAS Court Bars NBC From Censorship Of Political Broadcasts
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from censorship of political programmes by...
2019: Onaiyekan, Gambari, Jega call for caution
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a cross section of elder statesmen and prominent civil society leaders have raised alarm that the country is...
2019 Elections: Korede Bello Urges Youth To Obtain PVCs
Korede Bello, the Nigeria Award winning Music Artiste, has called on Nigerian youths to obtain Permanent voters cards (PVC) ahead of 2019 general election.
He...
Media Experts Demand Administrative Independence For INEC
Participants at a Focus Group Discussion on the trends and challenges in election coverage in Nigeria have asked the media to support ongoing advocacy...
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In response to the need to enhance the professionalism of women journalists in Nigeria through the improvement of skills, the Institute for Media and Society,...
World Press Freedom Day 2023
3rd May 2023
Lagos, Nigeria
IMS Calls for Protection of Journalists, Creation of an Enabling Environment, and Safeguarding of Democracy
The Institute for Media and Society, IMS,...
Media Guidelines for Disability-Inclusive Coverage of Elections in Nigeria
The media plays a critical role in Nigeria's democratic governance, providing fair, accurate, ethical, and inclusive coverage of electoral and broader democratic processes. However,...
Salient Contemporary Issues in Broadcasting: Legislative/Regulatory Reforms in Nigeria
Salient Contemporary Issues in Broadcasting: Legislative/Regulatory Reforms in Nigeria highlight the urgent need for reform in Nigeria's broadcasting sector and proposes comprehensive solutions.
The 1992...
International Women’s Day 2023
8th March, 2023
Lagos, Nigeria
IMS calls for Increased Capacity Building and Deepened Political
Participation of Women.
The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, has called on stakeholders...
