December 14, 2023

IPI Urges States to Urgently Recommit to Protecting Press Freedom, Journalists’ Safety on 75th Anniversary of UDHR

Applications Invited for Derek Ingram Press Fellowship

VOA Reporter Assaulted by Commissioner of Homeland Security in Niger State

AFP, Google News Initiative Launch Digital Investigation Courses to Combat Election Disinformation

Applications Open for Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award 2024

Bournemouth University Accepting Entries for New Media Writing Competition

Continental Reinsurance Invites Entries for Reporting Contest

FIJ Calls for Proposals for Grants for Investigative Reporters

Court Sets February 14 for Judgment in Class Action on Failure of Nigerian Government to Prevent Attacks on Journalists, Punish Perpetrators

Court Fixes February 14 for Judgment in MRA’s Suit challenging Constitutionality of ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill’

UNESCO Calls for More Inclusive, Accessible Media Coverage for Persons with Disabilities

ICFJ Calls for Applications for 2024 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling

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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