Elections

WE WILL PUSH FOR MORE TECHNOLOGY IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS – Ag. INEC Chair 0
- Highlights, Report Update
- July 27, 2015
Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Hajiya Amina Bala Zakari, has said that the Commission will continue to push for more technology in the electoral process, because it ensures transparency in the electoral process. During an interview session granted Channel TV’s Gbenga Ashiru, the INEC boss threw her support behind the
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Coverage of 2015 Elections: Experts raise concern over hate speech but acknowledge robust coverage 0
- Report Update
- April 30, 2015
Though the 2015 general elections have come and gone, the review of the Nigerian media performance during the period is still continuing. One of such review took place in Lagos on Tuesday August 28 courtesy of the Nigerian Press Council and the Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) Project. The submissions made on the occasion suggested
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Media Must Contribute to Peaceful Elections in Nigeria – MFWA 0
- Press Release
- March 24, 2015
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) calls on all actors in the upcoming elections in Nigeria, especially the media, to be professional and responsible in the discharge of their duties to help ensure that the elections are conducted in a free, fair and peaceful manner. The MFWA sees Nigeria’s upcoming general elections, as a
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IPC, NPC release report on media coverage of 2015 elections for February 2015 0
- Report Update
- March 20, 2015
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 February 2015. The report covered 21 newspapers, namely Daily Sun, The Nation, National Mirror, Vanguard, The Punch, ThisDay, Daily Independent, The Guardian, Nigerian Tribune,
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2015 Elections: Assessing media coverage 0
- Report Update
- March 19, 2015
The media has been undergoing intense scrutiny as it reports all events surrounding Nigeria’s upcoming general elections. The watchers of the watchdogs have been, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos and the Nigerian Press Council (NPC). In this report, Jacqueline Ogoh presents the outcome of the January 2015 media monitoring exercise by both organisations.
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Cloned cards have no place in 2015 Elections – INEC Chairman 0
- Report Update
- March 18, 2015
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has warned politicians and Nigerians intending to undermine the electoral process by presenting cloned cards for accreditation during the March 28th and April 11th elections that such will be efforts in futility. Professor Jega who answered questions on INEC’s preparedness for the polls at
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