June 22, 2021

ACHPR Appeals to President Buhari Over Twitter Ban

Groups of Friends on Safety of Journalists Pay Tribute to African Newspaper Journalists

UN Calls for Multilateral Approach to Combat Corruption

COVID-19: IFEX Recounts Challenges of 2020

Radio Presenter Shot Dead by Masked Gunmen

MRA Condemns Killing of Radio Presenter, Calls on Government to Apprehend and Prosecute Perpetrators

MRA, 4 Other NGOs, 4 Journalists Sue Federal Government at ECOWAS Court Over Twitter Ban

Media NGOs Criticize Proposed Amendment to Press Council Act as a Threat to Media Freedom, Make Recommendations

Entries Open for DIG Awards2021

Youths Attack Journalists in Rivers State, Burn their Vehicle and Gadgets

Nigeria Police Operatives Assault BBC Reporter

Security Operatives Brutalise Newspaper Correspondent, Threaten Another

Report Examines Teaching of Media Literacy, Makes Recommendations for Tackling Misinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa

President Buhari Appoints New Director-General for NBC

73 Public Institutions Submitted Annual FOI Compliance Report for 2020 Fiscal Year

AFP Foundation Accepting Applications for Fact-Checking Competition

Journalists, Lawyer Arrested over Democracy Day Protest

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

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badeggi Radio

Female Journalists Call on Federal, State Governments to Punish Perpetrators of Attacks Against Journalists

MRA’s Executive Director Calls for Regional Instrument, National Laws against SLAPPs in West Africa

UN Experts Urge UNCAC State Parties to Safeguard Civic Space

Court Says National Assembly’s Refusal to Disclose Information Requested Encourages Corruption, Financial Recklessness

Governor’s Security Aide Allegedly Harasses Journalists at Lagos Empowerment Event

Court Adjourns MRA’s Suit Against AGF Over Non-Implementation of Anti-Torture Act to October 2

Journalist Sues Ikorodu General Hospital for Withholding Information on Pelumi Onifade’s Death

Applications Open for Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence Programme

Thomson Reuters Foundation Open Applications for Trust Conference 2025

Applications Open for Global Technology Industry Association Grants

Registration Opens for Fifth Edition of Global Disinformation Summit

Police Charge Hotelier in Kaduna with ‘Criminal Intimidation’ for Allegedly Threatening Journalist

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for AI Accountability CoLab’s Microgrants

UNESCO Launches Course to Tackle Climate Disinformation through Media, Information Literacy

National Press Foundation, Hinrich Foundation Open Applications for Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Stakeholders Urge Public Institutions to Make Provisions for FOI Act Implementation in Annual Budgets

Pan-African Media Councils Summit Endorses UNESCO’s Guidelines for Governance of Digital Platforms

UNESCO, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence Launch Special Journal Issue on AI, Justice, Invites Submissions

UNESCO Launches French, Spanish Editions of Indigenous Peoples, Media Brief

McGraw Center Accepting Applications for Business Journalism Fellowship

AIPS Sport Media Awards Receiving Submissions for 2025 Edition

UNESCO Launches Global Action Plan to Empower Digital Platform Users

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