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

MRA Announces Call for Entries for Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026

MRA Condemns INEC’s Exorbitant Charge for Information Request under FOI Act

Call for Entries for Dr Goodluck Jonathan Freedom of Information Awards 2026

MRA’s Director Calls on Freedom Online Coalition to Ensure Internet Access for Everyone

Lagos Journalist Lured, Arrested over Investigative Report

Police Arrest, Detain AFP Journalist Covering Protest in Abuja

Police Teargas BussinessDay Crew Covering #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest

Call for Research Submissions on Beneficial Ownership Transparency Symposium Announced

‘Women Deliver’ Calls for Applications for 2026 Media Scholarships

OsloMet’s MEKK, Fritt Ord Foundation to Host 2025 International Conference on Safety of Journalists in Norway

Commonwealth Member States Urged to Abolish Laws that Criminalise Legitimate Expressions of Public Opinion

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship Programme Accepting Entries

UNESCO Calls on Stakeholders to Take Action to Protect Journalists

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2025 to be Commemorated on November 2

IAWRT, UNESCO’s IPDC Launch New Tool to Protect Women Journalists in Africa

Police Arrest Journalist Following Petition by Kano State Official Accused of Corruption

Global Coalition Urges Taliban to Immediately Restore Internet Access in Afghanistan

NSCDC Operatives Assault Channels TV Cameraman Covering Turbaning Ceremony

Naija News Today Publisher Arrested in Lagos for Publications, Taken to Abuja

Journalist Assaulted by Imo State Environmental Compliance Corps

DSS Arrests Two Radio Reporters Covering President Tinubu’s Visit to Plateau State

Journalist Abducted by Unknown Persons During Fellowship Programme Trip

ACHPR Commends 29 African States for Adopting National Access to Information Laws, Urges Others to Follow

Magistrate Remands Lawyer in Custody for Alleged Defamation, Cybercrime