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National Assembly Imposes Restrictions On Media

• Voids accreditations, imposes stiff rules for renewal • I’m not aware of guidelines, says Saraki • Editors vow to resist ‘medieval intrusion’The National Assembly yesterday...

Guild of Editors Urges FG To Grant Waivers On Newsprint, Others

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the Federal Government to grant waivers to media houses on newsprints, printing machines and other...

NUJ Asks Akwa Ibom Govt To Reconsider Ban On Press Interviews

The chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Akwa Ibom State, Patrick Albert, has appealed to the state government to reconsider its...

Swagger And Swagger Stick

BY RAY EKPU The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has just rounded off its biennial convention in Lagos and elected a new executive that will hold...

INEC Seeks Media Support For Credible Elections

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said he will continue to partner the media in the commission’s quest to...

On World Press Freedom Day, Stakeholders Seek Socially Responsible, Free Media

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on everyone to defend the rights of journalists whose efforts help to build a better world...

Judge Calls For Repeal Of Anti-Press Laws

  The view of the old ECOWAS building in Abuja A member of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Justice Dupe Atoki, has called for a...

Between Digital Rights And FOI Bills

Anyone who has followed the campaign for the passage into law of the Digital Rights and Freedoms (DRF) Bill 2016 and also followed the campaign...

PRESS RELEASE

Lagos, Nigeria- 03 May, 2019 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2019 Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation The Institute for Media and Society, IMS,...

NPAN, NGE, BON, NUJ And Retired Journalists

As the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) holds its biennial convention starting this morning in Lagos, members and the leadership of the body should...

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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...