EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
Fake News, Hate Speech Biggest Threats To 2019 Polls –FG
The Federal Government has lamented fake news and hate speech in the country, saying they are the biggest threats to the 2019 general elections.
The...
251 Journalists In Prisons Worldwide – CPJ
For the third consecutive year at least 251 journalists are behind bars for their work, as authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to silence dissent,...
I’ll champion media welfare bill—Senator Adeola
Chairman of Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos West), has pledged to sponsor a bill for the protection and adequate...
N2.5bn Digital Switch-Over: ICPC Probes NBC Boss, Others
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it has quizzed the Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Ishaq...
Airtel, Phase 3 Telecom To Offer Mobile TV Service
Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, and Phase3 Telecoms through its subsidiary, Coverage Broadband, have announced a strategic alliance to offer mobile TV (3flix)...
908 Journalists For 6th NUJ National Confab In Ogun
No fewer than 908 journalists from the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are expected as delegates at...
FG Threatens To Shut Down 106 Radio, Television Stations
The Federal Government has threatened to shut down 106 radio and television stations in the country.
The National Broadcasting Commission, which issued the threat on...
How Investigative Journalism Serves As Tool For Conflict Resolution
Speakers at the 10th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Media Lecture Series have charged the media and Federal Government to expand investigations...
FRCN Workers Protest Obsolete Equipment, Poor Working Conditions
Workers of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) have protested what they described as poor service delivery as a result of obsolete equipment, particularly...
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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...
