June 23, 2022

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Says Any Internet Shutdown Should be Authorized by Court

Photojournalists Kidnapped, Released After Payment of Ransom

DSS Arrests Journalist Over Video of Brawl at Polling Unit During Ekiti State Governorship Election

Thugs Raid, Vandalise Newspaper office in Kano

Hoodlums Attack, Injure Journalists in Lagos

Banff Centre Accepting Entries for 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition

Stallion Times Media Service Holds Workshop for Journalists on Disability Reporting

Albarka FM Holds Workshop on Good Governance for Media Houses in Kwara State

TED Fellows Programme Accepting Applications for TED2023 Fellowship

Reuters and Durham University Invite Applications for Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship

Applications Invited for Training on Reporting on Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change

AfriSAFE Announces Opening of Nominations for 2022 Awards

Free Expression Experts Issue Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice, Ask Governments to Ensure Safety and Participation of Women in Online Platformsustice

Association for International Broadcasting Accepting Entries for AIBs 2022 Awards

Gunmen Abduct Journalist from Home, Demand N10 Million Ransom

Whistleblowers Coalition Condemns Abduction of Photojournalist, Calls on Government to Secure his Release

Newspaper Reporter Escapes Abduction

CIPESA Calls for Proposals, Registration for FIFAfrica22

WikkiTimes Trains Journalists on Grassroots Accountability Reporting

Solacebase Builds Journalists’ Capacity on Investigative, Data-Driven Journalism, Health Reporting

Safer-Media Initiative’s Survey Shows Residents Unsatisfied with Media Coverage of Local Issues in Abuja

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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