The Police And Media Harassment
In what appears to be unending attacks on the media in recent times, last week a journalist with an online newspaper, Premium Times, was...
Sallah: ACF Cautions Against Hate Speech
The Arewa Consultative Forum has called on Nigerians to avoid hate speeches as the nation joins other Muslims across the world to celebrate sallah.
ACF,...
Bloomberg gives grants to NGOs in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Lagos – The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa and the Ford Foundation have awarded grants to ten non-governmental organizations across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa...
Why NUJ Can’t Prosecute Fake Nigerian Journalists – President
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) lacks the enabling legislation to prosecute fake journalists in the country, Abdulwaheed Odusile, the union’s President, has said.
Mr Odusile...
Lawyers, NUJ, NHRC Fault Police Over Refusal To Release Journalist, Ogundipe
THE Police, yesterday, said they would not release detained Premium Times, reporter, Mr. Samuel Ogundipe, claiming that he is being investigated and prosecuted for...
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...
Nigerians, AI Caution Against Gagging Media Ahead Of 2019 Polls
Demand release of detained journalists
Eminent Nigerians, including Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, have cautioned governments at all...
Nigerians Knock Police Over Detention Of Journalist
“The NUJ condemns in the strongest terms the arrest and detention of Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, by the police and his detention at...
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...
NUJ, IPC Demand Release Of Detained Premium Times Reporter
Premium Times and the International Press Centre have kicked against the detention of a Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, by the police, and called...
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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...
