Federal High Court Again Adjourns, Fixes Hearing for October 2021
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has once again adjourned hearing in a suit instituted by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) against the National Assembly and the Federal Government challenging the constitutionality of the...
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 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...
NDDC Sued for Wrongful Denial of Information over Scholarship Grants
Mr Mark Lenu, a journalist, with Wish 99.5 FM, Port Harcourt, has taken the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and its Managing Director to the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt asking the...
Federal High Court Rules FOI Act Does Not Apply to Rivers State
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has ruled that the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act does not apply to Rivers State, having not been domesticated or enacted by the Rivers...
Pro-Bono Assistance and Strategic Litigations for a Conducive Legal Environment for Journalism in Nigeria
Interview with Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA); and Chair of the Steering Committee the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX).
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Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Journalist Detention and Prosecution of...
The undersigned media organisations, media associations and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations wish to express our deep concern and strong condemnation...
