Nigerian Media

COMMUNIQUE: STAKEHOLDERS REVIEW MEETING ON MEDIA AND THE 2015 ELECTIONS 0
- News, Press Release, Report Update
- June 11, 2015
> 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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Take Ethics and Safety Seriously on voting day, IPC urges Journalists 0
- Press Release
- March 26, 2015
The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria has called on journalists who will be on electoral duty during Saturday’s presidential election to be professional and ethical while also taking their personal safety seriously. Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said it was imperative for such journalists to present accurate, fair and balanced reports; provide early warning signals
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Polls Must Be Free, Fair – Newspaper Owners 0
- Report Update
- March 18, 2015
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has insisted that the forthcoming general elections must hold as rescheduled and must be free, fair and credible. The elections had been earlier fixed for February 14 and 28 but were rescheduled for March 28 and April 11, respectively. This position was contained in a communique issued at
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Post-election Violence and the Media 0
- Report Update
- March 3, 2015
In 2011, over 800 people were killed as a result of election-related and communal violence, following the April 2011 presidential election. According to the Human Rights Watch, the victims were killed in three days of rioting in 12 Northern states. Cause of the violence? Supporters of the main opposition candidate, MuhammaduBuhari, then of the Congress
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IPC conducts survey on safety of journalists in Nigeria 0
- Press Release
- February 23, 2015
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has commenced a survey on the safety of journalists in Nigeria as part of its project on safety of journalists and emerging issues in conflict in Nigeria supported by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), Nigeria. According to Mr. Lanre Arogundade, Director, IPC, the survey
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IPC To Hold 7th Media Tweet-a-thon 0
- Press Release
- January 12, 2015
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria will hold a media tweet-a-thon with the theme: “Making use of Media Code of Election Coverage for Credible Reporting” on Tuesday, January 13, 2014. According to Mr. Lanre Arogundade, Director of IPC, the tweet-a-thon with hashtag #Media4Elections is a monthly activity supported by UNDP DGD III aimed at promoting
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