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Man fined 4,000 Swiss-franc for liking Facebook Post

A 45 year old man has been fined 4,000 Swiss franc for 'liking' comments in Switzerland. The man liked comments accusing Erwin Kessler and the...

Free Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

A new development in the on-going democratic transformations experienced in Nigeria is the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act which the present government succeeded in...

Communiqué issued at the end of the National Seminar on Building Community Radio in...

A two-day National Seminar on Building Community Radio in Nigeria was held in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29,...

Experts Task Journalists On Building Strong Democratic Culture

The Executive Director, African Languages Technology Institute, Tunde Adegbola, has stressed the need for journalists to look beyond their immediate role and assist in...

EU To Support Nigerian CSOs With N4.5 billion

The European Union has announced a 13.5million euros package for civil society organisations in Nigeria under the British Council’s Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation (ACT)...

Why Government Must Take Advantage Of Radio

The Nigerian broadcasting industry, especially radio, has evolved following its deregulation in 1992 with the establishment of the NBC act 38 of 1992 and...

IMS Digital Rights and Information Integrity Threat Report in Nigeria 2022

Read our Monthly digital and information integrity Threat reports  

Disquiet over govt’s unusual surveillance on citizens

In the name of national security, the Federal Government has in recent times been investing a lot in tools for citizens’ surveillance – a...

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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...