June 3, 2020

OGP Organises Seminar for Civil Society Candidates Shortlisted for 2020 Steering Committee

NITDA Guidelines for Management of Personal Data Give Public Institutions 60-Day Ultimatum to Digitise

NCC Again Denies Issuing 5G Licenses

Rights Chiefs Call on African Governments to Preserve Free Expression, Other Rights During COVID-19

FOC Joint Statement Reaffirms Commitment to Promoting Human Rights and Supporting Internet Freedom

IOM Calls for Entries for Global Migration Film Festival

Pastor Tortured for Criticising Council Chairman on Facebook

Jigawa State Assembly Speaker Bars Journalists from Emergency Session

Journalist Charged to Court, Accused of Inciting Nigerians Against Minister

Journalist Detained, Charged with Violating Cybercrimes Act for Criticising Information Minister

Ukraine Ratifies the TromsøConvention Bringing Into Force the World’s First International Treaty on Access to Information

Journalists Harassed, Intimidated and Forced to Sleep on the Road as a Result of COVID-19 Lockdown

IGP Counters Presidential Orders Exempting Journalists from COVID-19 Lockdown, Curfew

Photo Journalist Arrested and Detained for taking Pictures

Journalist Suspended Indefinitely Over Facebook Post on Lack of Payment of Salaries

NUJ, Private Broadcast Stations Appeal to Federal, State Governments for Economic Support Amid COVID-19

Blogger Abducted by Masked Gunmen in Bayelsa State

Federal Government to Engage Lagos Police Command Over Journalists’ MovementDuring COVID-19 Curfew

Federal Government Grants Broadcast Stations 2 Months Licence Fee Waiver, Sets up Committee on Mitigating Effects of COVID-19

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Ensure Safety, Release of Kidnapped Radio Presenter

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badegi Radio

The Onslaught Intensifies: A Mid Term Assessment Report on Media Freedom Under The Tinubu Administration

Attacks against Journalists Intensifying under Tinubu Administration, Says MRA in New Report

MRA Demands Probe into Photojournalist’s Death, Prosecution of Perpetrator

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment on Blasphemy Laws

MRA Joins UNESCO’s Global CSO and Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy

Global Heat Health Information Network Calls for Entries in Global Photo Contest on Extreme Heat

Kogi Radio Station Invaded, Equipment Worth Millions Stolen

Juliana Ebere Francis

Journalist Sues Police over Alleged Failure to Respond to FOI Request, Seeks N1 Million in Damages

Coroner Adjourns Inquest into Pelumi Onifade’s Death to August 8 for Further Directions

Social Critic Arrested over TikTok Post

MRA, IPC Appeal Judgment in Suit to Compel CCB to Investigate David Umahi Over Attacks on Journalists

UNESCO, Cape Verde to Host Regional Conference on Information Integrity in September

Photojournalist Murdered in Kogi State

Nigeria Data Protection Commission Slams ₦766.2 Million Fine on Multichoice Nigeria for Data Privacy Breaches

Federal Ministry of Education, Amazon Services Launch Free Digital Skills Programme for Tertiary Institutions

IPI Launches New Initiative to Safeguard Climate Journalism in Africa

Fund for Investigative Journalism Opens Applications for Reporting Grants

MRA, #KeepItOn Coalition Urge Togolese Authorities to Uphold Human Rights Online, Offline During Protests

Global Media Leaders Plan to Confront Disinformation Crisis at 2025 Summit

Network of Independent Media Councils in Africa Re-affirm Media Self-Regulation, Co-regulation at Historic Summit

Lagos Activist Arrested, Arraigned under Cybercrime Act over Instagram Posts

UNESCO Hosts 2025 Global Media, Information Literacy Week in Colombia

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