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NBC Shuts Down Daar Communication Until Further Notice

The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the license of Daar Communication Plc, promoter of AIT, RAY POWER until further notice. The Director-General of NBC,...

SARS At It Again As Cops Brutalize Journalist, Threaten to Waste Him

- Police Say They're Investigating The Case Kofi Bartels, a journalist with Nigeria Info, has become the latest victim of extrajudicial activities by the Special...

Many Plans, Slow Implementation In Communication Sector

After forming his cabinet, some six months after inauguration as the president in 2015, the charge, Muhammadu Buhari handed his ministers was for them...

Nigeria Won’t Have Democracy Without The Press — Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has praised the press for its role in the struggle that ended military rule. Fayemi was the keynote speaker...

Nigeria Charges Journalist Jones Abiri With terrorism

The Nigerian government on Wednesday arraigned journalist Jones Abiri for alleged economic sabotage and terrorism. Federal prosecutors filed three counts of terrorism, economic sabotage, and...

National Assembly Imposes Restrictions On Media

• Voids accreditations, imposes stiff rules for renewal • I’m not aware of guidelines, says Saraki • Editors vow to resist ‘medieval intrusion’The National Assembly yesterday...

NUJ Asks Akwa Ibom Govt To Reconsider Ban On Press Interviews

The chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Akwa Ibom State, Patrick Albert, has appealed to the state government to reconsider its...

Stakeholders Lament Media Gender Coverage Of Elections

Over the years, there have been growing concerns over women participation in politics, both as electorates and as position seekers. The under-representation of women in...

Swagger And Swagger Stick

BY RAY EKPU The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has just rounded off its biennial convention in Lagos and elected a new executive that will hold...

On World Press Freedom Day, Stakeholders Seek Socially Responsible, Free Media

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on everyone to defend the rights of journalists whose efforts help to build a better world...

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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...