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While some forms of discrimination against women and girls are diminishing, gender inequality continues to hold women back and deprive them of their basic...
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Radio Station To Track Violence Against Women
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The managing director...
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Amnesty International Raises Alarm Over Increasing Attacks On Journalists
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PRESS RELEASE: Global Champions of Free Expression: IMS makes 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom...
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1,000 Villages Get Access To Satellite TV As StarTimes Commissions Project
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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
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