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Everybody is Responsible for the Organization of A Good Election, Says EU Observer Mission 0
- News
- February 11, 2019
The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) in Nigeria says everybody is responsible for the organization of a good election but the Independent National Electoral Commission has a responsibility to be transparent in organizing the elections in order for Nigerians to trust the process and adjudge the elections as good. Speaking after
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Female Politicians Get Tips on How to Enhance Media Visibility 0
- News
- January 17, 2019
Female politicians from the North West and North Central geo-political zones of the country have been given strategic tips on how to enhance their visibility in the media and boost their electoral chances during elections. The female politicians participated at a two day workshop on “Effective Strategies and Methodologies in Engaging Media for Visibility during
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Stakeholders seek effective media code for 2019 General Elections 0
- Culture, News
- May 27, 2018
Stakeholders and practitioners in the Nigerian media industry gathered in Lagos last week to deliberate on the revised Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage. Organized by the International Press Centre (IPC) and funded by the European Union under component 4b: Support to the media of the EU support to democratic governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) project,
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Stakeholders Endorse New Media Code of Election Coverage 0
- News
- May 25, 2018
Stakeholders across the media industry have endorsed the new Media Code of Election Coverage 2018. The Code got a unanimous approval at the end of a two-day Validation Meeting, convened in Lagos by the International Press Centre (IPC) to ratify the document. The Code is a revised edition of the 2015 Code that also got
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Press Freedom Day Panelists Want Digital Rights and Freedom Bill Signed 0
- News
- May 3, 2018
To mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day, a gathering of media professionals at a conference in Lagos has stressed the need for journalists working online to understand the provisions enshrined in the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill in order to enhance the performance of their work. The panelists frowned at the indifference of many
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2019 Elections: Experts Review Baseline Assessment Ahead Media Monitoring 0
- News
- April 13, 2018
A panel of media experts, consisting practitioners and the academia, has taken a comprehensive review of baseline assessment report of how the media covered the 2015 general elections and proffered suggestions for improved coverage of the 2019 general elections. The Baseline assessment, which covered both the print and online media shows among other observations that
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