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...
REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE AND DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR FREEDOM...
REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Nigeria to be Africa’s Biggest Digital TV Market, Says Osinbajo
Demola Ojo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said efforts by the federal government regarding broadcasting will soon make Nigeria the leader in the African digital...
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...
Senate Proposes 3-year Jail For Social Media Violator
The Senate has reintroduced the bill to regulate social media in Nigeria with three-year imprisonment for violators. The Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations...
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...
General Ganduje donates land to private TV station
Kano state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has donated a parcel of land to Africa TV 3, a private broadcast company, to construct a...
Attack On Media Houses and Journalists Portends Greater Danger
The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, has noted with great worry, the unleashing of terror on media organisations and the wanton destruction of...
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...
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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...
