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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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Promoting media professionalism, UNDP courts online publishers 0
- Report Update
- February 17, 2015
As Nigeria prepares for the 2015 General Elections scheduled for 28th March, UNDP facilitated a dialogue with online publishers as part of efforts aimed at promoting peaceful elections in the country. The dialogue which took place on 10th February, came at a time when Nigeria’s political parties are increasingly using non-traditional media platforms and tools
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INEC Accredits Eighty Nine Groups To Observe 2015 General Elections 0
- Report Update
- January 23, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited eighty-nine local and international groups to observe the 2015 General Elections scheduled for 14th and 28th February. The groups were accredited sequel to their compliance with the requirements and guidelines issued by the Commission. The Commission warned that any observer groups other than those accredited by, and listed by it,
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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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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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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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