EU-SDGN Newsletter 5

Media4democracy NewsLetter 5

How Security Operatives, INEC Officials, Compromised 2019 Election Results – Report

A post mortem analysis of the 2019 general elections has documented how the collation process of the election results by INEC was opaque, chaotic,...

CSO Urges Further Amendment Of Electoral Act, Broadcast Code

    A civil society organisation, The Integrity Friends for Truth and Peace Initiative, has stressed the need for further amendment of the 2010 Electoral Act...

INEC Disagrees As ‘Situation Room’ Says 2019 Elections Not Credible

The 2019 general elections did not meet the credibility threshold based on the patterns of abuse of processes and the consequent lack of integrity,...

We May Register 200 Political Parties For 2023 Polls — INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, said it was worried over the number of associations that have applied to be registered as political parties...

EU final report knocks INEC, parties on 2019 Polls

The European Union Election Observation Mission has knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and political parties for their actions in the last general...

Too Many Political Parties In Nigeria, A Distraction – UN

The Special Representatives of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, on Thursday expressed concern...

Stakeholders Lament Media Gender Coverage Of Elections

Over the years, there have been growing concerns over women participation in politics, both as electorates and as position seekers. The under-representation of women in...

Nigeria’s Electoral Law Problematic, Says INEC Chairman

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has described the nation’s current Electoral Act as problematic. He said a new legal...

How Varsity Teachers Undermined 2019 polls, By Jega

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, yesterday came down hard on university lecturers for allegedly conniving with...

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World Press Freedom Day 2024: Outcome Document from Commemoration Activity

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Media Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day, Urge Governments to Protect Media...

LAGOS, Thursday, May 2, 2024: Four human rights and media support organizations have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to...

March 2024 MEiN Report

The March 2024 MEiN analysis showed that attacks dominated media stories (57%), with judicial actions making up the remaining 43%. Security agencies and non-state...

FG Commits to Press Freedom and Sector Reform as EU-SDGN Partners engage Minister of...

The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to press freedom and the reform of the information and broadcasting sector in Nigeria. The Minister of Information...

February 2024 MEiN Report

The MEiN analysis for February 2024 highlighted the prevalence of themes such as attacks and judicial actions in news stories. Attacks emerged as the...

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