January 17, 2022

OGP Nigeria Leadership Welcomes Nigeria’s Winning of 2021 OGP Impact Award

Entries Open for 2022 Ochberg Fellowship

WANEP Invites Entries for Women, Peace and Security National Media Award Competition

UNESCO Invites Submission of Papers for 2022 Academic Conference on Safety of Journalists

Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute Accepting Entries for Fellowships

ECOWAS Court to Deliver Judgment on January 20 in Consolidated Suits by MRA and Others Against Nigeria Over Suspension of Twitter

Entries Invited for 15th Annual iPhone Photography Awards

Science Writers Association Invites Proposals for Peggy Girshman Idea Grants

One World Media Invites Entries for Stories that Break Through Stereotypes in the Global South

Outgoing Special Rapporteur Seeks Safe Environment for Journalism Practice in Africa

Federal Government Announces Lifting of Ban on Twitter Operations in Nigeria

Federal Government Processing MRA’s Request for Specialized Team to Prosecute Perpetrators of Crimes Against Journalists

Court Fixes February 21 for MRA’s Suit Against Zamfara State Government, NCC over Shutdown of Telecomms Services

UN General Assembly Asks Member States to Develop and Implement Effective Measures to Protect Journalists

MRA Asks ECOWAS Court to Compel Federal Government to Investigate Killing of Dele Giwa, 6 Other Journalists

Court Adjourns Hearing in Suit by Online Publisher Against Police, Dangote Refinery to March 10

Appeal Court Reserves Judgment in Appeal by Coscharis Motors Over the Applicability of FOI Act to Private Entities

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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