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INEC Moves To Improve Women’s Participation In Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is adopting measures to expand women’s participation in the electoral process. At a workshop it organised in Abuja yesterday,...

Of Gulliver’s Travels, 2019 and the Nigerian youth

By Ahmed Yahaya Joe Chances are that Mr. President first read about Jonathan Swift’s legendary character Lemuel Gulliver from the library collection of Daura Secondary...

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...

Nigeria Election: Oby Ezekwesili To Stand For President

Nigeria's presidential election was shaping up to be a contest between two veteran male politicians, but the candidacy of Oby Ezekwesili could change that. Women...

Buhari Writes Senate, Declines Assent To NBC Amendment Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, declining assent to National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Amendment Bill 2018, passed by the National Assembly and...

2019 Polls: How Weak Electoral Laws Aids Vote Buying – CSJ

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has said that weak electoral laws play a major role in vote buying in the country’s political process,...

No Proper Election Without Youths, Says Yakubu

  The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday,  said there would be no proper election without the participation of the...

INEC advocates technology in elections in Africa

By Muideen Olaniyi The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says technology has come to stay because of its...

Tinubu canvasses more space for women in politics

Lawmaker representing Lagos Central on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu has canvassed for more inclusiveness of women in governance,...

Buhari Promises Theresa May Free, Credible 2019 Elections

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured the UK Prime Minister Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in...

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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...