2019 Elections And The Media
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The mass media are indispensable in modern democracies, like Nigeria, where there is a need to link a citizenry of more than 190...
Police Arrest Suspected Abductors of Channels TV Reporter
Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder, acting on intelligence report, have arrested three persons for allegedly kidnapping a Channels Television reporter, Friday Okeregbe.
This...
Court Grants Journalist Jones Abiri Bail
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday granted bail to a journalist, Jones Abiri.
The Nigerian government on May 24 arraigned Mr....
CODE VIOLATION: NBC Fines 88 Broadcast Stations N11M
The National Broadcasting Commission NBC has fined 88 radio and television stations across the country the sum of 11.7million naira for contravention of the...
Nigerian Pensioners set to establish own hospital, TV and radio station
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners is to establish an hospital to take care of the health need of pensioners and their family in the...
Adamawa Journalists Petition IG Over Threat To Life
A squad has been assigned to kill or maim us
Three journalists in Adamawa State have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, requesting...
Attacks On Journalists: Kwara NUJ Threatens To Boycott Coverage Of Political P:arties
The Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kwara State Council, has threatened to withdraw coverage of political parties in the state if attacks and assaults...
Judge orders prosecution of three Channels Television staff
A judge presiding over the case of alleged fraud involving a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has demanded...
Buhari’s Media Aide, Adesina, Threatens PUNCH State House Reporter
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Monday, unleashed a torrent of abuse and threats on PUNCH’s...
National Assembly And The Retrogressive Media Bill
Democracy requires an active media to thrive. This is because the parameters that constitute good governance, which is a common feature of a vibrant...
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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...
