September 24, 2023

UN Experts Urge UNCAC State Parties to Safeguard Civic Space

Female Journalists Call on Federal, State Governments to Punish Perpetrators of Attacks Against Journalists

Stakeholders Urge Public Institutions to Make Provisions for FOI Act Implementation in Annual Budgets

Pan-African Media Councils Summit Endorses UNESCO’s Guidelines for Governance of Digital Platforms

UNESCO Launches French, Spanish Editions of Indigenous Peoples, Media Brief

Access Now to Hold RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka

Working Group on Data Governance Launches Data Governance Toolkit

AU, UNESCO, UNECA Collaborate to Develop Continental Framework on Information Integrity

Journalist, Activist Arrested, Charged with Cybercrime

Niger State Governor Orders Shutdown of Badeggi FM, Revocation of Licence

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badeggi 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

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