THE Nigerian Chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI), on Tuesday, announced the removal of the name of the Executive Director of the International Press Centre, Lanre Arogundade, from the Department of State Security’s (DSS) watchlist after almost forty years. Trojaninsights reports that this development comes after a sustained campaign by IPI Nigeria to have Arogundade’s … Read more
THE International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has appointed prominent media personalities to its standing committees to promote press freedom and responsible journalism in the country. The appointments were announced in a statement issued by IPI’s Secretary, Mr Ahmed Shekarau on Sunday in Abuja. According to Shekarau, the committees are Fundraising, Programming, Advocacy and Membership, … Read more
THE Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has condemned in strong terms the deployment of excessive force against journalists covering the nationwide protests. On Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, several journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests were shot at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja by security agents wearing hoods. The journalists … Read more