Media Rights Monitor

MRA Condemns Accreditation of Media Houses by DSS to Cover Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

UNESCO, Oxford University Conclude Online Course for Judicial Actors on Free Expression

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Ensure Safety of Journalists, Condemns Ban on Twitter, Facebook

Denmark Supports UNESCO’s Work on Safety of Journalists in Africa and the Arab Region

WikiTimes Publisher, Family Threatened after Dogara’s Constituency Project Story

WikiTimes Publisher Petitions IGP over Threat to His Life

Diplomatic Missions Condemn Nigerian Government Ban of Twitter, Proposed Social Media Registration

MDPI Invites Submissions for Special Issue on ‘Implementing Sustainable Development Goals with Digital Government’

Thomson Foundation Invites Entries for the Young Journalist Award

Islamic Cleric Arrested, Charged with Alleged Blasphemy

Fesmedia Publishes Handbook on ICT Policy Development in Africa

Nigerian Media Organisations Take Joint Stand Against Attempts to Gag the Press

MRA Condemns Growing Trend of Incitement to Murder, Calls for Decisive Government Action

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Ensure Safety of Journalists, Respect Digital Rights

CWPPF Condemns Suspension of Twitter Operations in Nigeria, Implores Government to Retrace its Steps

MRA, Others Vow to Keep on Tweeting

MRA, IPC Condemn Federal Government’s Twitter Ban, Threaten to Lodge Complaints Before AU, UN Bodies

Federal Government Announces Suspension of Twitter Operations, Orders NBC to License Social Media Platforms in Nigeria

MRA Says Nigerians Now Know More Because of FOI Act, Calls for Better Implementation

MRA Joins 24 Global Free Expression Groups to Call for Release of Two Egyptian Journalists Detained Since June 2019 Without Trial

Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Invites Entries

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Seeking Proposals for Investigative Data-Driven Projects on Go Gender Equality

Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship Opportunities Open for Early-career Professional Journalists

Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival Competition Opens for Entries

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

Journalist Arrested, Charged with Cyberstalking, Remanded in Custody

Reporters Without Borders Invites Entries for Scholarship Programme

Court Sets December 8 for Judgment in MRA’s Suit Against NBC Over Imposition of Fines on Four Media Platforms

Trace Calls for Nominations for Investigative Stories on Bribery

MDIF Ventures Receiving Applications from Digital Media for Investment Fund

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships Accepting Entries

FASPE Journalism Fellowship Programme Opens, Accepting Entries

Court Sets December 8 for Hearing of MRA’s Suit Against NBC Over Scope of Independence Reportedly Granted to It

Court Fixes December 13 for Judgment in Journalist’s N50m Suit Over Torture, Beating by Lagos Taskforce

Yale University Accepting Entries for Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Programme

Harvard Invites Applications for Nieman Fellowship Programme

Megacities Shortdocs Accepting Entries for Short Documentaries

University of Michigan Accepting Entries for Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship

Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative Hosts Nigeria Accountability Summit in Abuja

AFYMP Trains 25 Uniben Journalism and Mass Communications Students on Reporting for Impact

Mongabay Invites Applications for its Spring 2024 Internship Programme

PALU and CAJ Set to Unveil African Media Lawyers’ Network

MRA Calls for Protection of Journalists during Off-Cycle Elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States