October 17, 2023

Court Sets October 30 for Hearing of MRA’s Suit Against NBC Over Fining of Four Media Platforms

Court Fixes Judgment for November 16 in FOI Suit Against National Insurance Commission

FOC Launches Principles to Ensure Donor Accountability, Respect for Human Rights in the Digital Age

New Report Lays Out Steps for News Organizations Developing AI Strategies

Center Publishes Media Bargaining Codes Global Tracker and Resource Bank

Texas A&M’s ConDev Invites Applications for Student Media Grant Programme

Court to Deliver Ruling on NBC’s Application to Set Aside Judgment Restraining it from Imposing Fines on Broadcasting Stations

Deutsche Welle, OONI Launch New App for Tracking Media Censorship

WSCIJ Accepting Submissions for 18th Wole Soyinka Centre Award for Investigative Reporting

The Open Book Fellowship Programme Accepting Entries

African Union Commission Opens Registration for Media Accreditation for 2023 AFSH Summit

African Commission Calls on State Parties to Establish and Mandate Effective Oversight Mechanisms for Access to Information Implementation

Unwanted Witness to Host 5th Privacy Symposium Africa in Mauritius

GFMD Releases Report on Media Sustainability, Outlines Strategies for Effective Collaboration

Coroner Orders Contempt Proceedings Against Hospital Director for Failure to Produce Records on Late Journalist

MRA Calls for Robust Access to Information to Address Nigeria’s Environmental Crises

MRA Joins Global Call for International Agreement to Check ‘Unprecedented Dangers’ posed by AI

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria

MRA Calls for Protection of Free Expression, Civic Space on International Democracy Day

MRA Condemns Escalating Attacks on Journalists, Urges International Pressure to End Impunity

Journalist Files N100 million Suit Against Police for Alleged Unlawful Arrest and Detention

Court Fixes November 21 for Judgment in Journalist’s FOI Suit Against FIIRO

Political Thugs Attack Journalists Covering Edo State Local Council By-Election

Secret Reporters Publisher Arrested in Abuja, Flown to Delta State

Journalist Arrested on Governor’s Order for Sharing Video Exposing Hospital Decay

Leadership Online Editor Arrested, Remanded Over Report of Fraud by Councillor

Operatives of Lagos State Building Control Agency Brutalise, Detain Blueprint Photojournalist

Project Syndicate, Others to Hold Press Play Prague Film Festival in October

AMCRON to Hold 5th International Conference, AGM in Lagos, Calls for Papers

Ekiti Police Detain FIJ’s Senior Reporter Who Honoured Invitation

Kano Journalist Lured by Police, Detained for Facebook Post

Mr Ejike Ogbonna, Publisher of First Citizen newspaper

Newspaper Publisher Detained for a Month, Granted Bail on Strict Conditions

Journalist Arrested While Covering Shiite Maulid Procession in Abuja

Police Invite, Detain Osun Defender Editor Over Source of News Report

Policeman Threatens Citizen Journalist’s Life for Exposing Extortion

Coroner Adjourns Inquest into Pelumi Onifade’s Death to October 7 for Medical Records

Federal Government Files Criminal Defamation Charges Against Sowore, Social Media Companies

Police Harass, Detain Media Room Hub Publisher over Coverage of Land Dispute

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