July 26, 2024

Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million over Alleged Data Violations

Africa Storytelling Festival 2024 to Hold in Lagos

Photographer Arrested by Soldiers in 2021 Remains in Custody

The Wilson Center Invites Applications for its International Fellowship Programme

Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission Sues ICIR Director for Alleged Defamation

Nigerian Youth, Arrested in Kano for Advertising T-shirts Supporting Nationwide Protests

IFAP Advocates for the Implementation of Gender-Inclusive Digital Policies

Edetaen Ojo Calls on Government to Enhance Internet Governance

EMANES Annual Conference 2024 Calls for Papers

MRA Issues a Rebuttal on Blueprint Newspaper Editorial on the Official Secrets Act

Court Declines to Grant Businessman’s Request to Halt Publication about Him

UNESCO’s MOOC Empowers 8000 Participants on Freedom of Expression, AI, Elections

UNESCO to Host Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2024 in Jordan

CWPPF Commends Court for Discharging, Acquitting Publisher

Thomson Foundation Calls for Applications for Young Journalists Award

Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance Invites Applications for 2024 ACCER Awards

Pulitzer Center Calls for Applications for AI Accountability Fellowship

Court Adjourns Hearing in Publisher’s FOI Suit Over FIIRO’s Non-Disclosure of Data Protection Policies

Court Adjourns till October 15 for Hearing of MRA’s Freedom of Expression Lawsuit

IAMC Calls for Submissions of Stories for Human Human Rights and Religious Freedom Journalism Awards

Court Discharges, Acquits Journalist of Criminal Defamation Case

Faktograf, IPI Launch New Tool to Empower Journalists Against Smear Campaigns

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya

MRA Commends Kano State Government’s Condemnation of Attack on Journalists, Demands Concrete Action

Edetaen Ojo

MRA’s Executive Director Recounts Transformational Impact of GSM in Nigeria, Describes it as ‘Communications Revolution’

Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez,

Mexican Lawyer Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez Appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

UNESCO, Oxford University Launch Free Global Course on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

Charlie Beckett

JournalismAI Festival 2026 to Bring Global News Industry Together in London and Online

Sulaiman Abdullahi Dederi

Thugs Attack Journalists Returning from Assignment in Kano

Kekere Storytellers Fund

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for Kekere Storytellers Fund for Emerging African Storytellers

Noah Bookbinder

Applications Open for 2027 FASPE Journalism Fellowship Programme

Kathryn Dioth

Applications Open for 2026 Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Mary Anne

Speculative Literature Foundation Invites Applications for Working Class Writers Grant

Professor Magnus Jerneck

Wahlgrenska Foundation Announces Research Funding Opportunity for Media Scholars

Neil Brown

Poynter Institute Invites Journalists to Apply for Brain Health Reporting Fellowship

2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Xposure Invites Entries for 2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagam

Kano Journalist Brutally Murdered at Home

Deborah Malgwi

Nigeria’s Film Industry Records Growth as NFVCB Classifies 304 Films

Ayodele Oluwafemi

Journalist Battered by Political Thugs as Policemen Failed to Intervene

Isah Garba Gadau

DSS Operative Slaps, Threatens Journalists During Solar Power Station Commissioning

Shaibu Husseini

Federal Government Halts Premiere of ‘Living in Colors’, Threatens Legal Action

Moky Makura

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for 2026 Voices for Climate Justice Initiative

Vicky Williams

Emerald Publishing Calls for Entries for Indigenous Voices Case Writing Competition

Justin Hendrix

Tech Policy Press Opens Applications for 2027 Fellowship Cohort

Teki Akuetteh

Data Protection Africa Summit 2026, PICCASO Awards Africa Scheduled for November in Lagos

Thom Townsend

Open Ownership to Launch Beneficial Ownership Transparency Evidence Centre on September 23