Police beat up journalist in Akwa Ibom Assembly complex
A journalist with the Akwa Ibom State Broadcasting Corporation attached to the State House of assembly, Mr. Samuel Ayara, was on Wednesday allegedly assaulted...
NBC queries stations for broadcasting inciting contents
Some television and radio stations across the country have been queried by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for airing inciting contents in the herdsmen...
FG orders security agencies to monitor social media posts of ‘prominent Nigerians’
The federal government has directed security agencies to tackle the propagation of hate speech, especially through social media.
The order was given at a security meeting...
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...
Nigeria Media and History
BIRTH OF NEWSPAPER PRESS
The earliest newspaper in the territory that later became Nigeria was the Iwe Irohin which was founded in 1859 at...
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...
Memorandum submitted to the Govt Committee on review of National Mass Communication Policy in...
This memorandum seeks to locate the core structural defects in the current National Communication Policy, examine some of the symptoms of the defects, review...
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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...
