IPC
16 Feb
No fewer than 40 journalists have been trained by the International Press Centre (IPC) to combat information disorder in democratic governance reporting using fact-checking and Freedom of Information (FoI) tools.
23 Jan
IPC’s Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ) has commended the Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, Mr. Kenechukwu Onwuemelie for publicly apologising for his officers’ unprofessional conduct at the Abia Breaking News
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Save the Children, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), yesterday, said more than 27 million children were driven into hunger and malnutrition by extreme weather events in countries heavily impacted by the climate crisis in 2022.
4 Sep 2023
The only way to achieve an election, which outcome will be acceptable to all in Kogi State is to be transparent and all stakeholders treated equally, the International Press Centre (IPC) has said, cautioning journalists not to show any bias in their reportage before, during and after the election.
23 Aug 2023
Ahead of Bayelsa State governorship election slated for November 11, 2023, media practitioners and stakeholders in the industry have said the press would be pivotal to the conduct of free and fair elections.
21 Aug 2023
I have lost N12b investment to hostile govts, LP candidate laments AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State, the International Press Centre (IPC), in partnership with the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), as well as journalists who will be covering the poll, at the weekend, rose from a roundtable, resolving to work towards…
21 Jun 2023
The African Action Congress (AAC) has challenged candidates of other political parties to borrow a leaf from their presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, and make public their campaign financing sources and expenses utilised in the just concluded 2023 general elections.
13 Jun 2023
International Press Centre (IPC), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria, is set to implement a project aimed at enhancing transparency and strengthening national capacities to prevent and mitigate threats hampering the integrity of information arising from the general 2023 elections.
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