September 24, 2022

International Sport Press Association Accepting Entries for 2022 Sports Media Awards

Tarbell Fellowship Opens for Early-Career Journalists

Entries Open for Development Reporting Awards

Special Rapporteurs Adopt Joint Declaration on Protecting Right to Peaceful Assembly in Times of Emergencies

Court Sets September 28 for Hearing in MRA’s Suit to Compel AGF to Make Regulations for Implementation of Anti-Torture Act

Uzbekistan Hosts 2022 Edition of the International Day for Universal Access to Information

Angry Mob Attack Journalist Covering Flooding in Jigawa State

Congress of African Journalists Gets Legal Status, Establishes Secretariat in Nairobi

Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative Trains South-east Journalists on Investigative Reporting

Falling Walls Foundation Offering Science Summit Fellowships to Journalists

Media Stakeholders Call for Establishment of National Response Mechanism on Safety of Journalists

BON Invites Entries for Broadcasting Awards, Unveils Judges

Human Rights Commission Expresses Concern over Journalists’ Safety, Pledges to Uphold their Rights

NBC Bans Broadcast Stations from Airing Song for Allegedly Containing Immoral Lyrics

Sharia Court Orders Arrest of Celebrities for Alleged ‘Immoral Conduct’ on Social Media

Journalists Covering Planned Demolition of Party Office Arrested

Africa Centre for Development Journalism Commences Inaugural Inequality Reporting Fellowship with 10 Nigerian Journalists

UNESCO Launches Free MOOC on Access to Information

Kanem Press Trains 73 Journalists in Northeast Nigeria on Reporting Historical Sites and Monuments

Sports Publisher Alleges Threat to Life by Suspected ‘DSS Operative’

Stallion Times Media Services Trains Journalists on Budget Tracking, Reporting in Kano

Adesewa Akintokun

MRA Calls on Government, Stakeholders to Revitalize Radio Sector on World Radio Day

The Reign of Impunity: Annual Report of Freedom of Expression in Nigeria

MRA Releases 2025 Annual Report on Free Expression, Decries ‘Reign of Impunity’

The Reign of Impunity: Annual Report on Freedom of Expression in Nigeria 2025

Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026

MRA’s Call for Entries for Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026 Closes January 31

Edetaen Ojo

MRA Wins 2025 Award for Best Media Freedom and Digital Rights Organization

Felicia Anthonio

MRA Joins #KeepItOn Coalition in Call on Ugandan Government to Ensure Unrestricted Internet Access During Elections

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Stakeholders Call for Expedited Judicial Hearings in FOI Cases

Abubakar Salim

Police Arrest Zamfara Resident Over Defamation Complaint Linked to Defence Minister

Sarah Adler Hartman

Texas Tribune Opens Applications for 2026 Student Fellowships

International Conference on Digital Platform Governance

Second Edition of International Conference on Digital Platform Governance to Hold in South Africa

Churchill Otieno

Africa Editors Forum to Hold 2026 Africa Editors Congress in Kenya

Barr. Akin Doherty

Lagos Police Command Detains Whistleblower for Exposing Corruption

Group photograph of members of the Joint Implementation Committee of National Conference on Digital Literacy and Emerging Skills

Federal Government Inaugurates Joint Implementation Committee of National Conference on Digital Literacy

UNESCO) latest World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Report

UNESCO Report Says Global Freedom of Expression Plummets to Lowest Level in Over a Decade

Anthony Bellanger

International Federation of Journalists Releases List of Journalists, Media Workers Killed in 2025

UN Women Survey Report

UN Women Survey Report Reveals Rising Violence Against Women Journalists

Friday Alefia

Journalist Regains Freedom After 22 Days in Detention Due to Stringent Bail Conditions

Ikioye Orutugu

Anambra Police Detain Woman for Allegedly Cyberbullying, Defaming Police Chief

Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa

Political Thugs disrupt live Arise TV News interview with Nwibubasa in Rivers

Dr. Aminu Maida

NCC Commences Consultations to Unlock New Spectrum Bands to Shape Nigeria’s Digital Growth

Mr Lawrence Mutsunge Nazare

Continental Reinsurance Opens Applications for Insurance Reporting Contest

Sam Altman

OpenAI Launches Hub for News Organisations