October 13, 2023

ILO Calls for Entries for 2023 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

Ohio University Calls for Applications for Kiplinger Fellowship

Coalition Decries Transnational Repression of Journalists and Media Workers

Google Launches Digital Futures Project to Support Responsible AI, Announces First Set of Recipients

Police Threaten WikkiTimes Editor, Wife, Others for Exposing Terrorism Funding, Illegal Mining in Niger State

IJNet Produces Multimedia Elections Reporting Toolkit

Dart Center Invites Applications for Early Childhood Reporting Project

ICFJ Announces Opportunity for Journalists to Investigate Election Disinformation

IPI Calls on African Governments to Meet their Obligations of Ensuring Access to Information

Columbia University Calls for Nominations for its 2024 Global Freedom of Expression Prizes

CIPESA Launches 2023 State of Internet Freedom in Africa with a Mixed Bag of Findings for Nigeria

Coalition Endorses Statement Condemning Transnational Repression of Journalists and Media Workers

UNESCO Marks 10th Anniversary of Initiative to Empower Judges on Free Expression

Internet Freedom in Africa Improved in 2023 … Nigeria, Malawi Record Largest Gains, Says Freedom House

Information Commissioners Emphasize Importance of Access to Information, Transparency in Overcoming Crisis Situations

UNESCO to Commemorate 2023 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Washington DC

FOC Urges States to Publicly Commit to Refrain from Internet Shutdowns During Elections

Nigeria, Other African nations spending $1bn a year on harmful surveillance of citizens, New Research Reveals

Headlines Network Launches Resources to Help Journalists, Newsrooms Cope with Burnout

Media Organizations Issue Global Principles to Regulate Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence Systems

Netherlands to Take Over from US as FOC Chair in January, Says Dutch Foreign Minister

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

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badegi 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

Juliana Ebere Francis

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

Photojournalist Murdered in Kogi State

Nigeria Data Protection Commission Slams ₦766.2 Million Fine on Multichoice Nigeria for Data Privacy Breaches

Federal Ministry of Education, Amazon Services Launch Free Digital Skills Programme for Tertiary Institutions

IPI Launches New Initiative to Safeguard Climate Journalism in Africa

Fund for Investigative Journalism Opens Applications for Reporting Grants

MRA, #KeepItOn Coalition Urge Togolese Authorities to Uphold Human Rights Online, Offline During Protests

Global Media Leaders Plan to Confront Disinformation Crisis at 2025 Summit

Network of Independent Media Councils in Africa Re-affirm Media Self-Regulation, Co-regulation at Historic Summit

Lagos Activist Arrested, Arraigned under Cybercrime Act over Instagram Posts

UNESCO Hosts 2025 Global Media, Information Literacy Week in Colombia

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