August 24, 2022

Minister’s Security Aides Attack Journalist

Journalist Escapes Assassination by Suspected ISWAP Members

UN Secretary-General Appoints Gbenga Sesan, 9 Others to Serve on Inaugural IGF Leadership Panel

Court Keeps Journalists in Prison for 4 Months with Stringent Bail Conditions at Behest of State Government

Taraba-Based Journalist Files N20 Million Suit Against Police, Senator for Harassment, Intimidation and Unlawful Detention

Police Storm Publisher’s Home, Arrest Him for Undisclosed Reason

Catapult Film Fund Calls for Proposals for Development Grant

Entries Open for the Fetisov Journalism Awards 2022

Women Radio Centre Holds Investigative Reporting Training for Female Journalists

Stigler Center Accepting Applications for Journalists in Residence Programme

National Humanities Center Invites Applications for Residential Humanity Fellowship

Federal Government Revokes 52 Broadcast Stations’ Licences Over Debt

Appeal Court Dismisses Condemned Singer’s Appeal, Orders Retrial for Alleged Blasphemy

Call Opens for Application for LSA Collegiate Fellowship

World Congress Invites Applications for Emerging Producers Bursary Programme

Police Arrest Newspaper Distributor in Lieu of Publisher

Wilson Center International Invites Applications for Fellowship Programme

IPI Global Network Condemns Arbitrary Fines on Broadcasters, Calls for Withdrawal

CWPPF Calls on federal Civil Service to Protect Whistleblower

2026 IDUAI

Stakeholders Call for Stronger Enforcement to Strengthen FOI Implementation

Ayomide Eweje

MRA Programme Officer Calls for Gender-Responsive FOI Implementation

Edetaen Ojo

MRA Joins IFEX Members, Experts in Call for Global Moratorium on ‘Frontier AI’

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Cp Naziru Abdulmajid

Police Arrest, Arraign Five for Wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirt in Borno State

Sulemana Braimah

MFWA Calls on West African Governments to Provide True Access to Information for Citizens

Cordel Green

UNESCO Marks 25 Years of IFAP with Global Conference on AI and Information Accessibility

Usman Haruna

Journalist Raises Alarm Over Alleged Threat to Life, Family

Eze Anaba

NGE Raises Concerns over Growing Harassment, Prosecution of Journalists

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Rolling Grant Application for Journalists

Mrs Zainab Salihu Yabagi

Policemen Invade Radio Station, Arrest Staffers, Declare Journalist Wanted

Lynette Clemetson

Center for Journalists Opens Applications for Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship

Graciela Mochkofsky,

CUNY Journalism School Calls for Applications for AI Journalism Labs

Motunrayo Alaka

Call for Entries Open for 21st Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

Siri Carpenter

The Open Notebook Opens Applications for 2027 Early-Career Fellowship Program

Katya Gorchinskaya

J·Index Maps Over 3,700 AI Adoption Cases Across Global News Media

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Applications for Machine Learning Reporting Grants

2026 Global Media and Information Literacy Week

UNESCO to Mark Global Media and Information Literacy Week with ‘We All Play a Part’ Campaign

Sally Wentworth

Internet Society Launches ‘Online Trust and Safety Hub’ to Help Users Navigate Digital Risks

Rasha Kelej

Merck Foundation Opens 2026 Media Awards for Diabetes and Hypertension Reporting

Wairagala Wakabi

Nigeria’s Expanding Digital Infrastructure Raises New Rights, Privacy and Inclusion Concerns, Says New Report

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

NITDA Warns Nigerians Against Sharing Sensitive Personal Information on AI Platforms

Graciela Mochkofsky

CUNY Invites Applications for 2027 AI Journalism Labs

Henry Chu

Harvard’s Nieman Foundation Opens Applications for 2027–28 Journalism Fellowships