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

Aminu Maida

Joint Statement on the Unexplained TikTok Disruption in Northern Nigeria by Civil Society Organisations

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya

MRA Commends Kano State Government’s Condemnation of Attack on Journalists, Demands Concrete Action

Edetaen Ojo

MRA’s Executive Director Recounts Transformational Impact of GSM in Nigeria, Describes it as ‘Communications Revolution’

Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez,

Mexican Lawyer Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez Appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

UNESCO, Oxford University Launch Free Global Course on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

Charlie Beckett

JournalismAI Festival 2026 to Bring Global News Industry Together in London and Online

Sulaiman Abdullahi Dederi

Thugs Attack Journalists Returning from Assignment in Kano

Kekere Storytellers Fund

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for Kekere Storytellers Fund for Emerging African Storytellers

Noah Bookbinder

Applications Open for 2027 FASPE Journalism Fellowship Programme

Kathryn Dioth

Applications Open for 2026 Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Mary Anne

Speculative Literature Foundation Invites Applications for Working Class Writers Grant

Professor Magnus Jerneck

Wahlgrenska Foundation Announces Research Funding Opportunity for Media Scholars

Neil Brown

Poynter Institute Invites Journalists to Apply for Brain Health Reporting Fellowship

2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Xposure Invites Entries for 2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagam

Kano Journalist Brutally Murdered at Home

Deborah Malgwi

Nigeria’s Film Industry Records Growth as NFVCB Classifies 304 Films

Ayodele Oluwafemi

Journalist Battered by Political Thugs as Policemen Failed to Intervene

Isah Garba Gadau

DSS Operative Slaps, Threatens Journalists During Solar Power Station Commissioning

Shaibu Husseini

Federal Government Halts Premiere of ‘Living in Colors’, Threatens Legal Action

Moky Makura

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for 2026 Voices for Climate Justice Initiative

Vicky Williams

Emerald Publishing Calls for Entries for Indigenous Voices Case Writing Competition

Justin Hendrix

Tech Policy Press Opens Applications for 2027 Fellowship Cohort

Teki Akuetteh

Data Protection Africa Summit 2026, PICCASO Awards Africa Scheduled for November in Lagos