Who we are
The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria is a leading Media Development and Press Freedom Organization dedicated to building media capacities for democracy and development.
What we do
IPC’s core thematic programmes cover:
- Elections, Democracy and Good Governance
- Open government, Anti-corruption, Transparency and Accountability
- Freedom of Expression, Journalists Rights/Safety and Media Independence
- Research, Monitoring and Publishing
- Investigative journalism, use of ICT and new media
- Community Journalism, Peacebuilding and Voices to the Vulnerable
Why we do what we do
Vision: IPC envisions a Nigerian and African media that serve as a major catalyst of development.
How we work
- Training and Capacity Building to advance specialized, professional and ethical reporting of development, governance and democratic issues
- Advocacy & Campaigns for media independence, journalists’ rights, press freedom, freedom of expression, access to information, citizens’ right to know and media access to vulnerable groups
- Media Monitoring & Evaluation to assess trends in media coverage of development, governance and democratic issues
- Research & Documentation to provide resources and assist researchers on contemporary national, regional and international media and related issues.
- Publishing of media resource books
- Partnership and Networking with national, regional and international media professional bodies and support groups as well as civil society coalitions
Where we work
- Nigeria, West-Africa, Africa, Internationally.
