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Safety telephone lines for journalists covering Edo election

Ahead of the Governorship election in Edo State, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has released safety telephone lines for journalists and other media professionals covering the election. In a release signed by IPC’s Program Officer/ Safety Alert Officer, Melody Lawal,  the organisation’s Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade alerted journalists for possible violence during the election in the […]

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digital

Journalists urged to focus more on digital rights

Executive Director Paradigm Initiative, Gbenga Sesan, has urged journalists to focus more on the digital rights of the citizens along with other human rights. Sesan, who spoke during a webinar organised by the Human Rights Journalists Network on Understanding Digital Rights, charged them on learning more about digital rights and ensuring the rights are protected.

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COVID-19, campaign fund accountability: IPC, MRA to train journalists using FOI Act

The International Press Centre (IPC) has concluded plans to train 25 journalists on the use of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act for investigative reports of political campaign finance and COVID-19 accountability issues. The two-day training to hold in Abuja is planned in partnership with Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and funded through Component 4b: Support

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Media Programmes THISWEEK September 14- 19, 2020

  Media Programmes scheduled to hold this week include training, call for entries among others between Monday, September 14-Saturday, September 19, 2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details:  Monday, September 14, 2020 Africa’s first independent fact-checking website invite for a special project manager closes today. Qualified applicant will be responsible

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Africans urged to embrace new technologies to tell their stories

Chair of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Information for All Programme, Ms Dorothy Gordon, has charged Africans to embrace emerging technologies for telling and promoting their own stories. Gordon gave the charge at The Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) 7th Annual and 1st Virtual Conference with the

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INEC assures journalists of safety in Edo, Ondo elections

By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  has assured journalists of their safety while covering the Edo and Ondo elections coming up on September 19 and October 10 respectively. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi,Oyekanmi, gave the assurance at a webinar on Edo/Ondo elections themed “The imperative of safety

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Media Programmes THISWEEK September 7-September 12, 2020

Media Programmes scheduled to hold this week include training, call for entries and others between September 7-September 12, 2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: Monday, September 7, 2020 International Press Centre (IPC) and Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. The

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