April 6, 2020

ICNL, ECNL Launch COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker

NCC Begins Sensitisation of Lawyers on Telecoms Regulations

Africa 24 Media Launches Yebo, Africa’s First Factual Story Telling Platform

IPI warns against abuse of emergency powers stifle independent media

Soldiers Threaten to ‘Skin Alive’ Reporter Investigating Pipeline Vandalism

MRA Names Federal Ministry of Information Latest Entrant into its ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’

NBC Asks Pay Subscription Broadcasters to Decrypt Local Channels on their Bouquets

MRA Accuses Police Authorities of Encouraging Crimes Against Journalists by Condoning Attacks on Them

State of Artistic Freedom Report 2020 to be Launched Online

UNESCO Calls on States to EnsureSafety of Journalists Covering COVID-19 Pandemic

Journalismfund.eu Calls for Entries for Money Trail Grant for Investigative Report on Finance

Federal Government Launches New National Broadband Plan

COVID 19: Facebook to Donate $100 Million Globally to Help News Media

Federal Government Exempts Journalists from COVID-19 Lockdown

Journalists Invited to Submit Proposals for Investigations on Public Health Issues

Allard Prize Foundation Calls for Entries for its Bi-annual Photography Competition

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Calls for Proposals on Innovative Approaches to Reporting Covid 19

ACHPR; Tasks Rapporteurs with Developing Guidelines for Shadow Reporting

Getty Images Receiving Entries for Inclusion Scholarships

2026 IDUAI

Stakeholders Call for Stronger Enforcement to Strengthen FOI Implementation

Ayomide Eweje

MRA Programme Officer Calls for Gender-Responsive FOI Implementation

Edetaen Ojo

MRA Joins IFEX Members, Experts in Call for Global Moratorium on ‘Frontier AI’

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Cp Naziru Abdulmajid

Police Arrest, Arraign Five for Wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirt in Borno State

Sulemana Braimah

MFWA Calls on West African Governments to Provide True Access to Information for Citizens

Cordel Green

UNESCO Marks 25 Years of IFAP with Global Conference on AI and Information Accessibility

Usman Haruna

Journalist Raises Alarm Over Alleged Threat to Life, Family

Eze Anaba

NGE Raises Concerns over Growing Harassment, Prosecution of Journalists

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Rolling Grant Application for Journalists

Mrs Zainab Salihu Yabagi

Policemen Invade Radio Station, Arrest Staffers, Declare Journalist Wanted

Lynette Clemetson

Center for Journalists Opens Applications for Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship

Graciela Mochkofsky,

CUNY Journalism School Calls for Applications for AI Journalism Labs

Motunrayo Alaka

Call for Entries Open for 21st Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

Siri Carpenter

The Open Notebook Opens Applications for 2027 Early-Career Fellowship Program

Katya Gorchinskaya

J·Index Maps Over 3,700 AI Adoption Cases Across Global News Media

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Applications for Machine Learning Reporting Grants

2026 Global Media and Information Literacy Week

UNESCO to Mark Global Media and Information Literacy Week with ‘We All Play a Part’ Campaign

Sally Wentworth

Internet Society Launches ‘Online Trust and Safety Hub’ to Help Users Navigate Digital Risks

Rasha Kelej

Merck Foundation Opens 2026 Media Awards for Diabetes and Hypertension Reporting

Wairagala Wakabi

Nigeria’s Expanding Digital Infrastructure Raises New Rights, Privacy and Inclusion Concerns, Says New Report

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

NITDA Warns Nigerians Against Sharing Sensitive Personal Information on AI Platforms

Graciela Mochkofsky

CUNY Invites Applications for 2027 AI Journalism Labs

Henry Chu

Harvard’s Nieman Foundation Opens Applications for 2027–28 Journalism Fellowships