• COMMUNIQUE: STAKEHOLDERS REVIEW MEETING ON MEDIA AND THE 2015 ELECTIONS0

    > Preamble <     A two-day stakeholders review meeting on Media and the 2015 elections was held at the Protea hotel, Ikeja Lagos on June 9th and 10th, 2015. The meeting was convened to review the performance of the media in the 2015 electoral process with the objective of documenting lessons learnt, best practices

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  • We are ready for elections, INEC re-assures

    We are ready for elections, INEC re-assures0

    As the countdown to the elections get closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has again reassured Nigerians that they are prepared for the forth coming elections. This was made known by Mr. Akin Orebiyi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC for Lagos, at a media forum themed “2015 Elections: Xraying INEC and other

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  • Promoting media professionalism, UNDP courts online publishers

    Promoting media professionalism, UNDP courts online publishers0

    As Nigeria prepares for the 2015 General Elections scheduled for 28th March, UNDP facilitated a dialogue with online publishers as part of efforts aimed at promoting peaceful elections in the country. The dialogue which took place on 10th February, came at a time when Nigeria’s political parties are increasingly using non-traditional media platforms and tools

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  • INEC re-schedules February polls, gives security reason

    INEC re-schedules February polls, gives security reason0

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday announced that the 2015 general elections earlier scheduled for February have been re-scheduled. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, last Saturday, during a press briefing held at the Commission’s headquarters, gave security reason for the re-scheduling of the February 14th and 28th elections. The elections will now

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  • IPC, NPC release report on media coverage of 2015 elections

    IPC, NPC release report on media coverage of 2015 elections0

    The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria and the Nigeria Press Council (NPC), have released the findings and outcome of the monitoring of the coverage and reportage of the 2015 elections for the months of November and December, 2014. The report covered 26 newspapers, namely Daily Sun, The Nation, National Mirror, Vanguard, The Punch, ThisDay, Daily Independent,

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  • Communiqué of media forum with female candidates from the North, South-south and South-east

    Communiqué of media forum with female candidates from the North, South-south and South-east0

    Introduction The 2-day media engagement forum   with female candidates from the North, South-south and South-east on deepening understanding and improving the use of conventional and new/social media for campaigns & other electoral activities held in Abuja on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th January, 2015. The media engagement forum was organized by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, with the

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