June 10, 2014

AfA Launches Comic Book: The Breadwinner

National Broadcasting Commission Issues Additional Directives for Live Political Broadcasts

European Journalism Centre Launches International Summer School on Environmental Journalism

CIMA Releases Publication on Data Journalism for Media Development

Federal Government Rejects Proposals to Merge Government Media, Regulatory Bodies

Stop Impunity Nigeria Campaign Convenes National Summit on Impunity

Global Voices Gets New Managing Editor as Solana Larsen Steps Down

Nigerian, Others Shortlisted for Position of UN Special Rapporteur on Free Expression

Nigeria Police Charge Reporter to Court over Article on Protest

SIF 2014 Participants Ask Governments to Respect Citizens’ Privacy

WPFD 2014 Declaration holds Access to Information, Independent media, and Free Expression as Essential to Development

Armed Men Attack TV Crew, Vandalize Vehicles, Broadcast Equipment

Natural Resource Governance Institute Launched to Push for Transparency in Extractive Industries Globally

WAJA Launches 3-Year Gender Sensitive Reporting Training Project

ANCIR Holds Cross Examination Course for Investigative Reporters

Coroner Orders Contempt Proceedings Against Hospital Director for Failure to Produce Records on Late Journalist

MRA Calls for Robust Access to Information to Address Nigeria’s Environmental Crises

MRA Joins Global Call for International Agreement to Check ‘Unprecedented Dangers’ posed by AI

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria

MRA Calls for Protection of Free Expression, Civic Space on International Democracy Day

MRA Condemns Escalating Attacks on Journalists, Urges International Pressure to End Impunity

Journalist Files N100 million Suit Against Police for Alleged Unlawful Arrest and Detention

Court Fixes November 21 for Judgment in Journalist’s FOI Suit Against FIIRO

Political Thugs Attack Journalists Covering Edo State Local Council By-Election

Secret Reporters Publisher Arrested in Abuja, Flown to Delta State

Journalist Arrested on Governor’s Order for Sharing Video Exposing Hospital Decay

Leadership Online Editor Arrested, Remanded Over Report of Fraud by Councillor

Operatives of Lagos State Building Control Agency Brutalise, Detain Blueprint Photojournalist

Project Syndicate, Others to Hold Press Play Prague Film Festival in October

AMCRON to Hold 5th International Conference, AGM in Lagos, Calls for Papers

Ekiti Police Detain FIJ’s Senior Reporter Who Honoured Invitation

Kano Journalist Lured by Police, Detained for Facebook Post

Mr Ejike Ogbonna, Publisher of First Citizen newspaper

Newspaper Publisher Detained for a Month, Granted Bail on Strict Conditions

Journalist Arrested While Covering Shiite Maulid Procession in Abuja

Police Invite, Detain Osun Defender Editor Over Source of News Report

Policeman Threatens Citizen Journalist’s Life for Exposing Extortion

Coroner Adjourns Inquest into Pelumi Onifade’s Death to October 7 for Medical Records

Federal Government Files Criminal Defamation Charges Against Sowore, Social Media Companies

Police Harass, Detain Media Room Hub Publisher over Coverage of Land Dispute

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