April 9, 2026

MRA Urges Government to Promote Reading Culture, Protect Rights of Writers

MTN Launches Pan-African Media Innovation Programme, Calls for Entries

CASW Calls for Nomination for 2026 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Young Science Journalist Award

CASW Opens Nominations for 2026 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting

FIJ Invites Proposals for Investigative Reporting Grants for Impactful Stories

Associazione DIG Documentari Inchieste Giornalismi – ETS Accepting Entries for 2026 DIG Awards

CASW Opens Submissions for 2026 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award

NBC Issues Guidance to Broadcasters Ahead of 2027 Elections, Warns Against Code Breaches

Police Bar Journalists from Covering Damaged Kugbo Bus Terminal in Abuja

IFJ Gender Council Elects 11-Member Steering Committee

NBC Unveils FreeTV Platform to Expand Access, Raise Stakes for Broadcast Freedom in Nigeria

Internet Society Invites Applications for 2026 Community Advocacy Fellowship

11th International Conference on Communication and Media Studies to Hold in Singapore on October 1 and 2

AWiM26 to Take Place in Namibia on December 3 and 4, Invites Submissions

African Commission Calls for Public Input into Draft Instrument on Access to Data

Nigeria Leads African Countries in Donor-Supported Investigative Journalism, New GFMD Report Says

Federal Government, UNESCO Launch Media and Information Literacy Institute in Abuja on April 30

Nigeria Assumes Chairship of UNESCO’s PX Commission

Journalist Attacked While Investigating Extortion in Rivers State

Police Detain Taraba Government Critic for 2 Days Over Facebook Posts on Alleged Palliatives Diversion

DSS Detains, Questions Kano Officials Over Alleged Defamation, Cyberbullying of Kwankwaso

Thomson Foundation Launches Digital Security, Safety Learning Platform for African Journalists

2026 Geneva Cyber Week Takes Place on May 4 to 8

Global Forum of Networks, UNESCO Launch Pretoria Proposition for Action on Digital Platform Governance