Media Rights Monitor

Netflix and UNESCO Announce Winners of African Folktales Reimagined Competition

FG Inaugurates NBC Board, Urges Commission to Strengthen Regulatory Role Ahead of 2023 Elections

NCC Uncovers Cyber Threats to Windows Platforms, Routers

FOC Admits New Members to Its 2022-2024 Advisory Network Cohort

Journalism Remains a Deadly Profession, Says UNESCO in Latest Report

UNESCO, Police Association to Train Police Worldwide on Journalists’ Safety, Media Freedom

African Editors Forum Launches Two Resources on COVID-19 Pandemic

Kano High Court Sentences Atheist to 36 Years Imprisonment for Blasphemy

President Buhari Approves Reconstitution of NBC Governing Board

Federal Government to Introduce Legal Framework to Check Fake News

African Commission Seeks Contributions into Study on Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile in Africa

MRA, Others Call on Information Minister to Stop the Harassment of SERAP, Other NGOs

Edo State Set to Reform Media Laws, to Abolish Criminal Defamation

EFJ Commends Initiative on Employers’ Actions on Journalists’ Protection in Germany

OGP Calls for Nominations to Fill Vacancies on Steering Committee

Canada Assumes Chairship of Freedom Online Coalition

IPI Releases Local Media Survival Guide 2022

Transparency International 2021 Report Shows No Significant Improvement in Corruption Level Worldwide

FOI Desk Officers Call for Deployment of Technology in Implementation of FOI Act

FOI Desk Officers of Public Institutions Central to Nigeria’s Achievement of OGP Commitments, Says National Coordinator

EU Determined to Defend Access to Information Worldwide, Says EU’s Clement Boutillier

Implementing Regulations for Anti-Torture Act to be Published Soon, Says Justice Minister

Justice Minister Describes FOI Act as a Milestone in Nigeria’s National Legislative Agenda

MRA’s Executive Director Calls on FOI Desk Officers of Public Institutions to Make the FOI Act Work

European Journalism Centre Publishes New Guide on Solutions Journalism

Call Opens for Nominations for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2024

Court Dismisses NBC’s Motion to Set Aside Judgment Prohibiting it from Imposing Fines on Broadcasting Stations

FES Nigeria, MRA Convene Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria

MRA Congratulates Kayode Ajulo on Elevation to Rank of SAN

Stallion Times Trains Journalists on Multimedia Skills in Kano

ACHPR Special Rapporteur Urges Member States to Strengthen Laws Protecting Human Rights Defenders

WSCIJ Builds Journalists’ Capacity on Digital Security for Investigative Journalism

ACHPR Special Rapporteur Calls for Stronger Access to Information Laws in Africa

Albarka FM Holds Media Roundtable on Ethics and Fact-checking for Journalists in Kwara State

Journalist Arrested, Detained in Kaduna over Publication

Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize Opens for Applications

AFEX Urges African Commission to Adopt Instrument requiring African Countries to Establish Mechanisms on Journalists’ Safety

WSCIJ Holds 2023 Edition of Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards in Abuja

Suspected Political Thugs Harass Journalists Covering Elections in Imo State

Workshop Participants Urge Media Stakeholders to Provide Resources for Awareness and Capacity Building on Using the FOI Act

Journalists Seek CSO Support, Litigation Assistance to Enforce their Right of Access to Information

House of Representatives Committee Bars Journalists from Covering Sitting

Digital Rights Groups Urge Governments and Private Sector to Safeguard Privacy and Promote Strong Encryption Policies

AFYMP Trains University of Ibadan Campus Journalists on Impactful Reporting

ACDJ Commences 2023 Inequalities Reporting Fellowship with Training

Obama Foundation Scholars Programme Invites Applications for 2024/2025 Cohort

JournalismAI Fellowship Set to Host Annual Festival

Armed Hoodlums Attack Harmony FM Radio, Loot Equipment

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