The Signal From Ekiti
Apparently not many people believed that despite Governor Ayodele Fayose’s theatrics and scare mongering, the Ekiti Governorship election would pass off peacefully and, if...
Untangling The Role Of Journalists In Reporting Elections
Now that we have celebrated or whined the victory of Muhammadu Buhari over opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar, a victory some people still refer to...
2019: US Agency Warns Against Violence In 8 States
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has raised the alarm on the likelihood of violence in, at least,...
Expensive Elections: The Irony Of More For Less
I thought not many people bothered to notice. But The Guardian newspaper did. And it did not let it pass unchallenged. I am referring...
For an enduring democracy
By Robert Obioha
Next week Tuesday, Nigerians will mark another democracy day. This annual event is marked to remember the May 29, 1999 that the...
Not Democracy At Gunpoint
Somehow I agree with Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s apt characterisation of Nigerian democracy. Largely, he says, it is a democracy without democrats. As chairman of...
Our Plans for Hitch Free 2019 Polls — Yakubu
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on the sidelines of a series of meetings in Lagos last weekend took...
EU Funded Capacity Building Re-positions Women Broadcast Journalist in Digital Multimedia Story Telling
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,...
Voters’ Registration And 2019 Polls
The figures released by the INEC on voters registration, as at January 2018, show these: North Central, 10,586,965; North East, 9,929,015…
Onuoha Ukeh
Last weekend, the...
No Extension Of Voter Registration Beyond August 17, Says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the August 17 deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration will not be extended.
The commission said the exercise would...
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EU Funded Capacity Building Re-positions Women Broadcast Journalist in Digital Multimedia Story Telling
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...
