• Experts Review Code of Election Coverage Ahead 2019 Elections

    Experts Review Code of Election Coverage Ahead 2019 Elections0

    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

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  • Hate Speech on Hangman’s Noose?

    Hate Speech on Hangman’s Noose?0

    The 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.

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  • Communiqué of a 2-Day North-East Media Workshop on Election Reporting

    Communiqué of a 2-Day North-East Media Workshop on Election Reporting0

    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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