Akwa Ibom Based Journalist Detained By Police Since August 17
A journalist, Ime Sunday Silas, has been reportedly under detention by the Nigeria Police since 17 August, 2020
According to reports, the police in Uyo,...
Don’t Regulate Social Media, Editors Tell FG
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has called on the Federal Government to rescind its decision to regulate social media. The guild, in a communiqué...
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...
IPC Opens Help Lines For Journalists
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos- Nigeria has urged journalists and other media professionals that will be on the field for the coverage and...
Amnesty International Raises Alarm Over Increasing Attacks On Journalists
Amnesty International (AIN) has said clampdown on the press, raids on media organisations and arbitrary arrests and detention of journalists, is preventing people from...
Buhari, Soyinka, government expected at IPI congress in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and state governors are among those confirmed to attend the 2018 World Congress of International Press...
Bayero varsity to launch digital radio, TV stations
Vice Chancellor, Bayero University, Kano, Prof. Mohammad Yahuza Bello, yesterday disclosed plans to launch community radio and television stations.
He revealed this at the 34th...
2 media organisations get 7-day notice to pay journalists salaries
The Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the management of the ThisDay Newspapers Limited and African...
Media, technology hold key to change Nigeria’s narrative
By Princewill Ekwujuru
Speakers Thursday, at the 7th Innovention series organised by Verdant Zeal Group, said the media and technology holds the key to changing...
Why we are pioneering visual radio in Nigeria — Chris Anyanwu
By Emmanuel Aziken & Gbenga Oke
It was like a return to familiar grounds for Senator Chris Anyanwu, the award-winning broadcast journalist turned politician and...
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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...
