ECOWAS Court Adjourns MRA’s Suit Against Federal Government Over Twitter Ban to July 9
Tuesday, 6 July, 2021: The ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja today adjourned proceedings to July 9, 2021 in the suit filed against the Federal Government of Nigeria by Media Rights Agenda (MRA), along with...
ECOWAS Court Consolidates 4 Suits Against Nigerian Government Over Twitter Ban, Extends Interim Order
Friday, 9 July, 2021: The ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja today renewed its interim order barring the Federal Government of Nigeria from imposing sanctions on any media house or harassing, intimidating, arresting or prosecuting...
Court Orders Yaba Psychiatric Hospital to Release its Data Protection Policies to MRA
A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the Psychiatric Hospitals Management Board to release to Media Rights Agenda (MRA) the Data Protection Policies of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, without compromising...
MRA, 4 Other NGOs, 4 Journalists Sue Federal Government at ECOWAS Court Over Twitter...
Five non-governmental organizations and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government of Nigeria at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja asking it to declare the indefinite suspension of Twitter...
MRA Files Suit to Compel Federal Government to Investigate Attacks Against Journalists, Punish Perpetrators
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has filed a suit asking the Federal High Court in Lagos to declare that the failure of the Federal Government to take effective measures to investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators...
MRA Challenges Constitutionality of Offence of Criminal Defamation in Court
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the offence of criminal defamation and asking the court to nullify the provisions of...
Inauguration of New National Media Complaints Commission Fixed for April 3
The inauguration of the new nine-member National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), established by the Nigerian Press Organization (NPO) to defend media freedom in Nigeria...
