Media Rights Monitor

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

Court Orders Finance Ministry to Pay Journalist N1 Million for Wrongful Denial of Information

OGP Launches Fresh Call for Applications for Local Membership

OHCHR Calls for Inputs into Practical Application of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to Technology Companies

Media Rights Monitor, February 2022, No 2 Volume 27

OGP Nigeria Leadership Welcomes Nigeria’s Winning of 2021 OGP Impact Award

ECOWAS Court to Deliver Judgment on January 20 in Consolidated Suits by MRA and Others Against Nigeria Over Suspension of Twitter

Outgoing Special Rapporteur Seeks Safe Environment for Journalism Practice in Africa

Federal Government Announces Lifting of Ban on Twitter Operations in Nigeria

Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Segun Olatunji’s Detention and Prosecution of Perpetrators

FOC Calls on States to Support Journalists, Media Workers to Ensure Election Transparency and Accountability

AU Calls for Applications for Digital and Innovation Fellowship Programme

International Media Association Invites Applications for ’30 Under 30’ Awards

Police Summons Foundation for Investigative Journalism’s BoT Chair over Cybercrime Allegations

FirstNews Editor, Segun Olatunji, Released After 14 Days in Military Detention

Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Journalist Detention and Prosecution of Perpetrators

US, EU Issue Recommendations for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Calls on Governments to Uphold Media Freedom, Journalists’ Safety

MRA’s Obioma Okonkwo Appointed to Advisory Board of Digital Democracy Initiative

Navigating a Minefield of Laws: A Guide for Nigerian Journalists

Navigating a Minefield of Laws: A Guide for Nigerian Journalists

Media Freedom Under Threat: The State of Media Freedom and Journalists Safety in Nigeria

ACHPR Calls on African States to Refrain from Shutting Down the Internet During Elections

ACHPR Tasks Special Rapporteur to Assess Extent of Implementation of Soft Laws on Access to Information in Africa

IGF 2024 Invites Stakeholders to Submit Session Proposals

OEWG Announce Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building

AFYMP Builds the Capacity of OOU Campus Mirror Journalists on Media Skills Development

United Kingdom Launches First Global Tech Awards, Calls for Applications

Civic Hive Launches Report on Civic Tech Landscape in Nigeria

Federal High Court Adjourns for Hearing MRA’s Suit Against Police Commissioner over the Killing of Journalist

Media Women’s Foundation Accepting Applications for Howard G. Buffett Fund

OHCHR Calls for Inputs on the Relationship Between AI and Racial Discrimination

Armed Soldiers Abduct FirstNews Editor in Lagos