No, Federal Government Is Not Giving N50,000 Child Support Nigerian Parents
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- April 15, 2024
Worried by the upbraid on media coverage during the last general elections, a panel of media experts are undertaking a review of the ‘Code of Election Coverage’ ahead of the 2019 general elections. Generally in agreement that there were glaring shortcomings in the media coverage of the 2015 general elections, the panel, however, rejected any
READ MOREThe report by The Guardian on a new bill by the Senate, which prescribes that offenders of “hate speech” will die by hanging, must have sent the chill down many spines in a country where the government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has been stridently trying to convince the restive populace that it means well.
READ MOREThe International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria has called on the Senate to drop the proposed hate speech bill that seeks to recommend death sentence for hate speech ‘offenders’. The bill which is being sponsored by Senate Spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi proposes that anyone found guilty of any form of hate speech could face death
READ MOREThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has implored the citizenry to arm themselves with their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in order to ensure that they can determine the quality of leaders that will rule over them. Rising from a one day citizen engagement forum organised in Lagos by the International Press Centre (IPC) with support
READ MOREThe International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria welcomes the withdrawal of the Frivolous Petitions (prohibition) Bill 2015 and the suspension of all further consideration of the proposed law by the Nigerian Senate. Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said in a statement today that it was heartwarming that the Senators finally saw reason that a law
READ MOREAccess to Information and Fundamental Freedoms – This Is Your Right! World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2016 Recalling that the right to information and to press freedom are integral parts of the freedom of expression, and are fundamental to democracy and to other rights and freedoms; Noting the new United Nations (UN) 2030 Development
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