Nigeria Copyright Act as Related to The Media
The following sections of the copyright law as stipulated in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are directly related to the media...
EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
National Broadcasting Commission
REGULATION
Proper regulatory activities in the broadcasting sector took off after the establishment of the NBC in 1992.
In 1994, the NBC issued the first radio...
IMS Canvass Media Involvement in Electoral Act Amendment
The Executive Director, Institute for Media and Society (IMS), Dr. Akin Akingbulu, has insisted that it is expedient for the media to be carried...
Hate speech or censorship? civil servants redeployed over social media comments
The decision of one of government parastatals, to start monitoring the activities of its employees on the social media is spreading fears of censorship...
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...
Global Champions Of Free Expression: 2019 Index On Censorship Freedom Of Expression Awards Shortlist...
Judges include investigative journalist Maria Ressa, one of Time magazine’s people of the Year 2018; actor Khalid Abdalla
Shortlist celebrates artists, campaigners and...
PRESS STATEMENT – We Are Journalists Not Terrorists
We Are Journalists Not Terrorists - Online Publishers Association Tells Police
In Nigeria
The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, OPAN has expressed concern over claims by...
2018 Deadliest Year For Journalists, 53 Killed On The Job – CPJ Data
At least 53 journalists were killed on the job this year, 34 of whom were targeted for murder in reprisal for their work, the...
News DSS frees Abuja journalist, Tony Ezimakor
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the Bureau Chief of Daily Independent, Tony Ezimakor after 7 days in custody.
Ezimakor was released to...
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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...
