Sahara Reporters, CDHR Offices Blocked As Police Disrupt Pro-Sowore Protests
• Activists demand the release of detained Ekere, Jalingo, others
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DSO: NBC To Begin Analogue Switch Off 2020
The National Broadcasting Commission says plans are underway to begin analogue switch off in six locations starting with Abuja, as from next year.
The commission...
Editors, SERAP sue Buhari over broadcast stations’ shutdown
The Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project have instituted a suit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),...
Akwa Ibom Govt Throws Journalist In Jail For Taking Photos
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Is NBC Running MURIC’s Jihad?
Abimbola Adelakun
One should be circumspect and not dismiss the boast of the Executive Director of Muslim Rights Concern, Prof Ishaq Akintola, who claimed they...
SARS At It Again As Cops Brutalize Journalist, Threaten to Waste Him
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Lift Ban On Radio Station, Falz’s ‘This Is Nigeria’, SERAP Tells NBC
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) “to immediately lift the ban on Jay FM 101.9...
Untangling The Role Of Journalists In Reporting Elections
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Buhari Threatens ‘Firm And Decisive Action’ Against ‘Hate Speech’ Promoters
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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
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The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, has called on stakeholders...
