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...
Apes Obey! 2019 Blues By Pius Adesanmi
Many wonder why the nationalists were able to return from London or America, lead political movements or parties and took over Nigeria in their...
Deepening Audience Research for Electoral Cycle Programming
In a bid to further strengthen the broadcast media to provide fair, accurate and ethical coverage of the electoral process in Nigeria, the Institute...
EU Expresses Confidence In INEC
The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) has expressed confidence in ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible polls in...
Women Group Threatens Boycott Of Election Over Marginalisation
BENIN CITY— HUNDREDS of women yesterday, in Benin City, Edo State under the aegis of National Council of Women’s Societies, Nigeria, Edo State chapter,...
Nigeria And The Politics Of Anti-Intellectualism
Globally, the political system is mostly driven by a desire to be elected and re-elected. And as political floods of greed, hate, class warfare,...
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...
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...
2019 elections: Obasanjo tasks Nigerian women on active participation
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has charged women to get actively involved in the 2019 elections to take up more position of power at all...
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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...
