Litigation

Court fixes October 26 for Hearing of Journalist’s N50 Million Suit Against Lagos State Taskforce

Court Orders CBN to Pay MRA N1 Million Damages for Wrongful Denial of Information, Disclose Information Requested

ECOWAS Court to Deliver Judgment on October 30 in MRA’s Suit to Compel Nigerian Government to Investigate Unresolved Killing of 11 Journalists

Court to Deliver Judgment on July 3 in N100 Million Suit by Online Publisher Against Police, Dangote Refinery

ECOWAS Court Adjourns Hearing to October 16 in MRA’s Suit Over Killing of Dele Giwa, 6 Other Journalists

MRA Sues NBC for Failure to Grant Access to Information

Court Grants MRA Leave to Sue NITDA for Failure to Disclose Details of Proposed Regulation of Online Platforms

Kano Magistrate Court Orders Nigerian Police to Investigate Criminal Complaint against WikkiTtimes

Court Fixes MRA’s Suit on Safety of Journalists against Federal Government for Hearing on April 3

Kano Magistrate Court to Deliver Ruling on Jurisdiction on February 15 in Criminal Complaint Against WikkiTimes

MRA Says Justice Minister Has Duty to Protect Citizens Against Arbitrary Acts

Federal High Court Adjourns Journalist’s Suit over Assault and Torture for Hearing

Justice Minister Tells Court that Journalists Killed or Injured in Course of their Work Were Negligent

Justice Minister Tells Court that Journalists Killed or Injured in Course of their Work Were Negligent

Justice Minister Says President’s Non-Approval Delaying Adoption of Anti-Torture Regulations

Ilorin Magistrate Court Adjourns Criminal Charges Against Two Journalists to November 23

Court Sets September 28 for Hearing in MRA’s Suit to Compel AGF to Make Regulations for Implementation of Anti-Torture Act

Sharia Court Orders Arrest of Celebrities for Alleged ‘Immoral Conduct’ on Social Media

Taraba-Based Journalist Files N20 Million Suit Against Police, Senator for Harassment, Intimidation and Unlawful Detention

Appeal Court Dismisses Condemned Singer’s Appeal, Orders Retrial for Alleged Blasphemy

MRA, Others Win Suit over Twitter Ban as ECOWAS Court Rules Nigerian Government’s Action Unlawful

Media Rights Agenda, Others Win Suit over Twitter Ban as ECOWAS Court Rules Nigerian Government’s Action Unlawful

Appeal Court Rules that A Private Company Paid with Public Funds is Subject to FOI Act

Court Sets EiE, Others’ N5billion Suit Against Telecoms Companies for Hearing on June 16

Governor’s Security Aide Allegedly Harasses Journalists at Lagos Empowerment Event

Court Adjourns MRA’s Suit Against AGF Over Non-Implementation of Anti-Torture Act to October 2

Journalist Sues Ikorodu General Hospital for Withholding Information on Pelumi Onifade’s Death

Applications Open for Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence Programme

Thomson Reuters Foundation Open Applications for Trust Conference 2025

Applications Open for Global Technology Industry Association Grants

Registration Opens for Fifth Edition of Global Disinformation Summit

Police Charge Hotelier in Kaduna with ‘Criminal Intimidation’ for Allegedly Threatening Journalist

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for AI Accountability CoLab’s Microgrants

UNESCO Launches Course to Tackle Climate Disinformation through Media, Information Literacy

National Press Foundation, Hinrich Foundation Open Applications for Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Stakeholders Urge Public Institutions to Make Provisions for FOI Act Implementation in Annual Budgets

Pan-African Media Councils Summit Endorses UNESCO’s Guidelines for Governance of Digital Platforms

UNESCO, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence Launch Special Journal Issue on AI, Justice, Invites Submissions

UNESCO Launches French, Spanish Editions of Indigenous Peoples, Media Brief

McGraw Center Accepting Applications for Business Journalism Fellowship

AIPS Sport Media Awards Receiving Submissions for 2025 Edition

UNESCO Launches Global Action Plan to Empower Digital Platform Users

Digital Democracy Centre Fellowship Programme Opens for Applications

AU, UNESCO, University of Johannesburg Partner to Enhance Journalism Training for AU Media Fellowship

Access Now to Hold RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka

Pulitzer Center Calls for Applications for Ocean Reporting Fellowship

Working Group on Data Governance Launches Data Governance Toolkit

AU, UNESCO, UNECA Collaborate to Develop Continental Framework on Information Integrity

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