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...
Nigerian Journalist, Agba Jalingo, Arrives Court In Handcuff
Detained Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, on Friday morning arrived at the Federal High Court, Calabar, for a ruling on his bail application in a...
EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
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,...
Plans To Celebrate 60th Anniversary Of First Television In Africa Hot Up
Some representatives of former staff of the Western Nigeria Television (WNTV) Ibadan, Africa’s first television station, on Monday, April 1, paid a courtesy visit...
Nigerian Journalist Shot Dead While Covering Shiites Protest
Precious Owolabi, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, serving with Channels Television has been confirmed dead.
He was hit by a stray bullet while...
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Breaking! Nigeria Info reporter Nonso Isiguso and five other journalists kidnapped earlier today in Ahoada West Local Government of Rivers State have been released....
Media Rights Experts Fault Buhari’s Rejection Of Digital Rights Bill
Media and privacy rights advocates have offered sharp criticism against President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, warning the action could...
Mass media: Constitutional Responsibility Without Empowerment
The mass media is central to the development of any democratic society. This has been generally acknowledged in developed societies to the extent that...
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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...
