International Press Centre (IPC)

International Press Centre (IPC) Though based in southwestern Nigeria, its activities are nationwide.

The International Press Centre - lPC, Lagos Nigeria is officially registered, through trusteeship, as a not-for-profit, non-governmental and independent media resource centre. It started in October 1999 as a component of the Media-for-Democracy (MFD) In Nigeria project initiated by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in partnership with Article 19 (the International Freedom of Expres

sion group), Reporters San Frontiers (Reporters Without Borders), West African Journalists Association (WAJA) and three Nigerian media groups: Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Independent Journalism Center (IJC) and Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER). The Center has a 7 ~member advisory board and a 4-member Governing Board comprising representatives of the three Mill partners and the Centre's Coordinator. IPC continues to coordinate Mill activities on freedom of expression, opinion and thought and freedom of the press. The MFD project was a transitional initiative designed to assist the Nigerian media as it emerged from the throes of brutal military dictatorship. Prior to the political transition program of 1998 and the elections of 1999, several journalists were arrested, detained, jailed and molested by the security agencies. Some went into exile while others simply went underground to practice 'guerrilla' journalism. Many media houses were also shut
and the normal newsroom culture aided by free and open gathering of news was undermined.

*Press Release**IDEI 2025: IPC-SPJ Hub ORGANISES TWITTER (X) SPACE CONVERSATION ON ADDRESSING THREATS TO WOMEN JOURNALIS...
02/11/2025

*Press Release*

*IDEI 2025: IPC-SPJ Hub ORGANISES TWITTER (X) SPACE CONVERSATION ON ADDRESSING THREATS TO WOMEN JOURNALISTS IN DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL SPACES*

*For immediate release, November 2, 2025*

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos – Nigeria, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub is organizing a Twitter (X) Space conversation https://bit.ly/4hE10Gy on threats to women journalists in digital and physical spaces.

The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) is celebrated annually as declared by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and adopted by the UN General Assembly.

The event which will take place on Monday, November 3, 2025, shall feature a highlight of IPC’s recent publication on ‘The Unseen Enablers’ and a brief insight on the analysis of trends of attacks on women journalists: 2020 – 2025.

The Executive Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in a statement said, “the theme for the IDEI 2025 – Chat GBV: Raising Awareness on AI-facilitated Gender-Based Violence against Women Journalists, is a wake-up call to put an end to impunity for crimes against journalists – this year focusing on women journalists in Nigeria.”

“We cannot turn a blind eye to attacks against journalists. We attach the highest priority to the safety of journalists and other media actors. We oppose any action, legislation, regulation or political pressure that limits freedom of the press. Acts of intimidation and violence against journalists in Nigeria have to end for democracy to survive,” Mr. Arogundade said.

The twitter (X) conversation shall include a panel discussion during which four (4) panelists; Anikeade Funke-Treasure – IPC Board Member and Executive Director, Illuminate Nigeria; Ladi Bala – Former, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Chairperson; Ify Onyegbule – Director General, Imo Broadcasting Commission; and Jadesola Ajibola – Executive Director, Gender Alive Foundation shall give insight on addressing threats to women journalists in digital and physical spaces.

SGD:
Melody Akinjiyan
Press Freedom Officer, IPC
[email protected]

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