PRESS RELEASE N5M FINE IMPOSED ON TRUST TV ARBITRARY AND UNACCEPTABLE. For Immediate Release, Wednesday August 3, 2022 The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria is miffed that the National Broadcasting Commission has slammed a hefty fine of N5m (Five Million Naira) on Trust TV over the broadcast of a documentary on the state of insecurity […]Read More
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January 31, 2022
Press Statement FOI Desk Officers of Public Institutions Meet on Establishment of Online Platform to Share Information on FOI Implementation LAGOS, Monday, January 31, 2022: Freedom of Information (FOI) Desk Officers from various Federal public institutions will meet at a two-day workshop in Abuja on February 1 and 2, 2022 to discuss the establishment of […]Read More
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January 12, 2019
Jan. 12, 2018 The International Press Center, Lagos demands the immediate release of Yinka Badmus, a photojournalist with Talk Village International in Lagos.In a report by Vanguard Newspaper dated January 11th, 2019, Badmus, 24 was arrested on New Year eve by policemen attached to the Lagos State Anti-Cultism unit for wearing dreadlocks, which the officers […]Read More
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Deteriorating US press freedom sparks visit by IFEX members
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January 18, 2018
Sparked by growing concerns about the climate for press freedom in the US, leaders of six international organisations—the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), IFEX, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), ARTICLE 19, Index on Censorship, and the International Press Institute (IPI)—will conduct a fact-finding visit to the country from 15 to 19 January. The mission includes participation […]Read More
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January 12, 2018
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November 7, 2017
Lagos, Monday, November 6, 2017: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to halt its reported efforts to shut down online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute a “threat to national security”. Describing the move as a brazen violation of the Constitution and Nigeria’s international human rights obligations, MRA threatened to lodge […]Read More
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Press Release – International Day to End Impunity for Crimes
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November 2, 2017
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has said there should be urgent justice for all attacked journalists in the country through investigation and diligent prosecution of the alleged perpetrators. IPC made the call today as journalists, other media professionals and freedom of expression groups mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. […]Read More
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October 5, 2017
The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria condemns the recent invasion of Abia state NUJ secretariat by Nigerian soldiers of Operation Python Dance on Tuesday 12th of September, 2017. According to media report, “the military personnel reportedly beat up journalists at sight and destroyed their working tools, furniture, documents and other property yet to be quantified.” The […]Read More
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August 14, 2017
Communiqué of the Stakeholders’ Post-Election Forum on Lagos State Local Government Election Held on Thursday August 10, 2017 at All Seasons Conference Centre, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. COMMUNIQUÉ Introduction The International Press Centre (IPC) held a one-day Stakeholders’ Post-Election Forum on the recent Lagos State Local Government Election on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at the main […]Read More