Media Rights Monitor

IGP Counters Presidential Orders Exempting Journalists from COVID-19 Lockdown, Curfew

Photo Journalist Arrested and Detained for taking Pictures

Journalist Suspended Indefinitely Over Facebook Post on Lack of Payment of Salaries

NUJ, Private Broadcast Stations Appeal to Federal, State Governments for Economic Support Amid COVID-19

Blogger Abducted by Masked Gunmen in Bayelsa State

Federal Government to Engage Lagos Police Command Over Journalists’ MovementDuring COVID-19 Curfew

Federal Government Grants Broadcast Stations 2 Months Licence Fee Waiver, Sets up Committee on Mitigating Effects of COVID-19

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Ensure Safety, Release of Kidnapped Radio Presenter

Female Radio Presenter Abducted by Gunmen

OGP Civil Society Steering Committee Members Call for Protection of Open, Inclusive and Accountable Governance

New Research Identifies Quality Journalism as Antidote to COVID-19 Disinformation

Court Sets to Deliver Judgment in FOI Suit Against University of Port Harcourt

Court Ready to Deliver Judgment in FOI Suit Against University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital

MRA Joins Global Media Support Groups to Appeal for Journalism and Media Support in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

UN Expert Calls for End to Criminalisation of Journalism Around the World

Northern, South West Independent Broadcasters Seek Bailout Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Federal Government Making Efforts to Bailout Ailing Media, Says Information Minister

UNDP, Hackster Launch Global Innovation Challenge to Tackle COVID-19

Applications Open for Sponsorship to Participate in ‘Media and Journalism Days in Africa 2020’

Access Now Publishes Report on Fighting Misinformation and Defending Free Expression During COVID-19

UNESCO Study Highlights Media Struggle to be Free from Fear or Favour

Colombian Journalist Wins 2020UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

International Federation of Journalists Launches Global Platform for Quality Journalism

Coalition Launched to Provide Rapid Responses to African Artists at Risk

NBC Set to Review the Nigerian Broadcasting Code, Calls for Inputs

WSCIJ Trains CMEDIA Partners on Conducting Investigative Reporting

Eze Anaba Elected President of Nigerian Guild of Editors

United States of America Set to Rejoin UNESCO in July

Applications Open for 2023 Emerging Health Technologies Media Award of Excellence

Entries Open for Rory Peck Awards

Court Dismisses MRA’s Suit Over 2021 Internet Shutdown in Sokoto, Says Fundamental Rights Take Second Place to National Security

Court Adjourns MRA’s Case Against NASS to July 13, 2023 for Adoption of Court Processes

Criminals Burgle Radio Station, Steal Valuable Equipment

Police Threaten Journalist, Use him as Bait to Arrest Community Leader

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

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

Over 8,000 Enrolled in the UNESCO-Oxford Massive Open Online Course

Editor-in-Chief of TheNigeriaLawyer Alleges Threat to Life Over 2023 Post-Election Publications

Thugs Attack Journalists Covering Election Tribunal

Ten New Media Outlets Join NAMIP Innovative Cohort

MDIF Ventures Opens Second Round of $1 Million Investment in Young Media Companies

Action Against Hunger Offers Grant for Humanitarian Project

Disability Center Accepting Entries for 2023 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disabilities

Stallion Times Trains 40 Journalists in Kano State on Investigative Journalism

Bertha Challenge 2024 Opens Entries for Fellowships for Activists, Investigative Journalists

Court Remands Two Arraigned for Allegedly Defaming Osun State Assembly Speaker

Entries Open for Global South Journalism Scholars’ Mentorship Programme

Call Opens for Entries for Africa Science Journalism Awards