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...
Kebbi Govt Persecutes The Sun Reporter Over Report
The Kebbi State government, led by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has put machinery in motion to persecute The Sun’s correspondent in the state, Olarenwaju...
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...
EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
Fake News, Hate Speech Biggest Threats To 2019 Polls –FG
The Federal Government has lamented fake news and hate speech in the country, saying they are the biggest threats to the 2019 general elections.
The...
251 Journalists In Prisons Worldwide – CPJ
For the third consecutive year at least 251 journalists are behind bars for their work, as authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to silence dissent,...
ECOWAS Court Bars NBC From Censorship Of Political Broadcasts
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from censorship of political programmes by...
No Plan To Restrict Access To Social Media, Says FG
The federal government has reassured that there is no plan by any of its agencies to restrict Nigerians from accessing the social media.
The minister...
Hate Speech
This is the inaugural lecture of the League of Nigerian Columnists (LNC)
By Dan Agbese
Sometime in July last year, the Department of State Services hosted...
IPC Decries Police Incursion During Media Workshop In Sokoto
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned the visit by two policemen, led by ASP Aminu Tanko, allegedly from the State Investigation Bureau,...
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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...
