Nigerian Media

2015: Media get new code for election coverage 0
- Report Update
- January 7, 2015
As Nigeria’s general elections draw closer, media regulatory bodies have unveiled codes to guide proper coverage of the elections. The new media code, does not permit one-sided reportage of political campaigns, among other rules, Jacqueline Ogoh reports.
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Gombe: Raising the stake of women participation in politics 0
- Report Update
- January 7, 2015
Despite several agitations for gender equity and 35% affirmative action for women in Nigeria there seems to be no commensurate action to attain the much needed gender balance especially with regards to sensitive and decision making positions in the country. Many reports on gender sensitive issues have shown that women still occupy the lower rung,
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Upping Media Reportage Ahead 2015 Elections 0
- Report Update
- December 31, 2014
Zeroing in on media performance and x-raying how the media performs its information dissemination, watchdog and social responsibility roles while reporting elections is not the kind of event that is unexpected as 2015 beckons. This was precisely what happened at the fifth media tweet-a-thon organized by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, recently. The issue
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IPC To Hold Media Tweet-a-thon 0
- Press Release
- December 10, 2014
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria will hold a media tweet-a-thon with the theme: “Report of baseline survey of newspapers coverage of electoral issues ahead 2015 elections: Matters arising and lessons” on Thursday, December 11, 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 active
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Communiqué of a 2-Day South-East Media Workshop on Election Reporting 0
- Report Update
- November 17, 2014
INTRODUCTION The workshop was organized by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, with the support of the Democratic Governance for Development (DGD lll) Project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for journalists from the South Eastern States of Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Abia and Anambra. In attendance were about twenty male and female journalists from
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Communiqué of a 2-Day North-East Media Workshop on Election Reporting 0
- Report Update
- November 11, 2014
INTRODUCTION The workshop was organized by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos in collaboration with the Democratic Governance for Development (DGD lll) Project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other partners. The project is being implemented by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria with the funding support of the United Nations Development Programme’s
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