A Daily Trust In The Media, Not The Army
By Owei Lakemfa
AS a former newspaper Editor, I would not have published the Daily Trust lead story of January 6, 2019 titled: Military prepares...
University of Birmingham Wins WhatsApp Award To Research The Use Of ‘Fake-News’ In Nigerian...
A University of Birmingham led project has been awarded a $50,000 grant by Social Media giant WhatsApp for the purpose of studying misinformation and its impact on society.
The...
2019 Elections And The Media
Lekan sote
The mass media are indispensable in modern democracies, like Nigeria, where there is a need to link a citizenry of more than 190...
IPC Decries Siege On Daily Trust
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, condemns in strong terms, the forceful closure of Daily Trust Newspapers’ head office in Abuja and the organisation’s...
NLC Demands Immediate Release Of Detained Daily Trust Journalists
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate release of Daily Trust staff arrested in Maiduguri by armed soldiers and urged the Nigerian military...
Soldiers Shut Daily Trust Offices, Arrest Editor, Reporter
Armed soldiers yesterday invaded Daily Trust’s regional office in Maiduguri, Borno State, and arrested its editor, Uthman Abubakar, and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab.
The armed...
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...
FG Commissions $9.08m Radio Frequency Monitoring, Control Centre
The Federal Government has commissioned the first-ever Mobile Radio Frequency Monitory Equipment, National Spectrum Management System, Denial of Service, DOS, Equipment and a National...
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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,...
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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
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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.
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