April 28, 2020

The Sun Newspaper Petitions IGP over Harassment, Arrest of its State Correspondent

UN Special Rapporteur Announces Publication of Report on COVID-19 and Freedom of Expression

GNI Publishes Assessment Report of Member Companies, Proposes Measures to Strengthen Free Expression, Privacy in ICT Sector

Adamawa State Government Bars Journalists from Government House over COVID-19

UN Expert Warns States Against Halting Freedoms of Assembly, Association in COVID-19 Response

Whistleblowers Protection Coalition Condemns Governor’s Intimidation of Journalists

Global #KeepItOn Coalition Calls on Indian Government to Lift Internet Restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir During COVID-19 Pandemic

Nigerian Bar Association, Ebonyi State Indigenes Denounce Governor’s Ban on Journalists

ICIC Stresses Importance of Access to Information During a Global Pandemic

Local Government Chairman Plots Arrest and Detention of Newspaper Correspondent, as Editors Guild Warns Governor Against Harassing Journalists

Ebonyi State Governor Bans Two Reporters from Covering Government Functions, Threatens Others

ACHPR Calls on African Countries to Refrain from Disrupting Internet Access During COVID-19 Pandemic

ACHPR Publishes Revised Edition of Declaration on Principles of Freedom of Expression in Africa

Newspaper Correspondent Arrested on Governor’s Orders

Radio Reporter Abducted by Unknown Gunmen

The Reign of Impunity: Annual Report of Freedom of Expression in Nigeria

MRA Releases 2025 Annual Report on Free Expression, Decries ‘Reign of Impunity’

The Reign of Impunity: Annual Report on Freedom of Expression in Nigeria 2025

Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026

MRA’s Call for Entries for Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026 Closes January 31

Edetaen Ojo

MRA Wins 2025 Award for Best Media Freedom and Digital Rights Organization

Felicia Anthonio

MRA Joins #KeepItOn Coalition in Call on Ugandan Government to Ensure Unrestricted Internet Access During Elections

Group photograph

Stakeholders Call for Expedited Judicial Hearings in FOI Cases

Abubakar Salim

Police Arrest Zamfara Resident Over Defamation Complaint Linked to Defence Minister

Sarah Adler Hartman

Texas Tribune Opens Applications for 2026 Student Fellowships

International Conference on Digital Platform Governance

Second Edition of International Conference on Digital Platform Governance to Hold in South Africa

Churchill Otieno

Africa Editors Forum to Hold 2026 Africa Editors Congress in Kenya

Barr. Akin Doherty

Lagos Police Command Detains Whistleblower for Exposing Corruption

Group photograph of members of the Joint Implementation Committee of National Conference on Digital Literacy and Emerging Skills

Federal Government Inaugurates Joint Implementation Committee of National Conference on Digital Literacy

UNESCO) latest World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Report

UNESCO Report Says Global Freedom of Expression Plummets to Lowest Level in Over a Decade

Anthony Bellanger

International Federation of Journalists Releases List of Journalists, Media Workers Killed in 2025

UN Women Survey Report

UN Women Survey Report Reveals Rising Violence Against Women Journalists

Friday Alefia

Journalist Regains Freedom After 22 Days in Detention Due to Stringent Bail Conditions

Ikioye Orutugu

Anambra Police Detain Woman for Allegedly Cyberbullying, Defaming Police Chief

Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa

Political Thugs disrupt live Arise TV News interview with Nwibubasa in Rivers

Dr. Aminu Maida

NCC Commences Consultations to Unlock New Spectrum Bands to Shape Nigeria’s Digital Growth

Mr Lawrence Mutsunge Nazare

Continental Reinsurance Opens Applications for Insurance Reporting Contest

Sam Altman

OpenAI Launches Hub for News Organisations

Barbara Massing

Applications Invited for DW Akademie International Media Studies Master’s Degree