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,...

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...

World Radio Day 2023, IMS Calls for Strengthening Radio, Providing Enabling Environment.

Lagos, Nigeria. February 13, 2023. The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, calls for deliberate efforts on the part of stakeholders to strengthen radio broadcasting and...

CPJ Calls on Nigerian Gov’t to Investigate Attacks on Journalist

The Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) has called on Nigerian authorities to investigate the recent attack and brief abduction of some journalists...

International Women’s Day: IMS Seeks Greater Support for Women

PRESS RELEASE Lagos, Nigeria March 8, 2022 International Women’s Day: IMS Seeks Greater Support for Women The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, today, joins the rest of...

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...

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Lagos, Nigeria, 13 February 2020                                   WORLD RADIO DAY 2020 The Institute for Media and Society (IMS) joins people across the world to celebrate World...

PAMED Calls on Government to Restrain Military from Monitoring Social Media Activities of Nigerians

The Partnership for Media and Democracy (PAMED) has called on the Federal Government to restrain the Nigerian Army from monitoring the social media activities...

Kaduna; Deadliest State for Journalists in Nigeria – NUJ

The Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) has called on the Nigerian Police Force and other agents of the state to prioritize issues of security...

Media NGOs Call on the Nigerian Government to Ensure Enabling Environment for Media Practice

LAGOS, May 3, 2017: On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2017, a coalition of media advocacy organizations in Nigeria under the aegis...

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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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