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The following sections of the copyright law as stipulated in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are directly related to the media...
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National Broadcasting Commission
REGULATION
Proper regulatory activities in the broadcasting sector took off after the establishment of the NBC in 1992.
In 1994, the NBC issued the first radio...
Hate speech or censorship? civil servants redeployed over social media comments
The decision of one of government parastatals, to start monitoring the activities of its employees on the social media is spreading fears of censorship...
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IMS Canvass Media Involvement in Electoral Act Amendment
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Global Champions Of Free Expression: 2019 Index On Censorship Freedom Of Expression Awards Shortlist...
Judges include investigative journalist Maria Ressa, one of Time magazine’s people of the Year 2018; actor Khalid Abdalla
Shortlist celebrates artists, campaigners and...
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...
PRESS STATEMENT – We Are Journalists Not Terrorists
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FG orders security agencies to monitor social media posts of ‘prominent Nigerians’
The federal government has directed security agencies to tackle the propagation of hate speech, especially through social media.
The order was given at a security meeting...
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Centre for Media and Society Commemorates International Women’s Day 2025.
PRESS RELEASE
08 March 2025
Lagos, Nigeria
Centre for Media and Society Commemorates International Women's Day 2025.
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Download the Civic and Voter Education Toolkit for Community Radio Professionals in Nigeria
The Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) is pleased to announce the...
Memorandum on the Broadcasting Regulatory frame working Nigeria (2024)
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Documentary on Experiences of Persons and Communities from Mandated Internet Disruptions in Nigeria (2021-2022)
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