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

President Tinubu Replaces CEOs of Parastatals Under the Ministry of Information and National Orientation

The Open Book Fellowship Programme Accepting Entries

African Union Commission Opens Registration for Media Accreditation for 2023 AFSH Summit

Three Free Expression Organizations Calls on Government to Facilitate Internet Access for All Citizens

Global Network of Access to Information Oversight Bodies Adopts Commitment to Focus on Vulnerable Groups

Azerbaijan Permanently Suspended from Open Government Partnership for Restricting Civic Space

Winners Emerge in Women Radio’s Maiden ReportHer Awards

Reuters Institute Publishes Digital News Report 2023, Highlights Further Decline in Trust in News

Hostwriter Invites Applications for 2023 Hostwriter Prize

WSCIJ Trains CMEDIA Partners on Conducting Investigative Reporting

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

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

Police Arrest, Detain Reporter for Filming Arrest Scene at the Supreme Court

MRA, IPC Call on NBC to Immediately Reverse Arbitrary Imposition of N5 Million Fine on Channels Television

Photojournalist Arrested for Taking Pictures During Jumat Service

Journalists Attacked and Harassed During Nigerian Governorship, State Houses of Assembly Elections

Maynard Institute Accepting Applications for its Fellowship Programme

Court Adjourns Appeal by First Bank for Hearing in FOI Suit Filed Against it by EiE Nigeria

Information Society Project Launches Social Media Scholarship to Support Global South

With FoI Act, NGO is Helping to Spotlight Developmental Issues in Lagos Community

ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information

Entries Open for Development Reporting Awards

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badeggi Radio

Female Journalists Call on Federal, State Governments to Punish Perpetrators of Attacks Against Journalists

MRA’s Executive Director Calls for Regional Instrument, National Laws against SLAPPs in West Africa

UN Experts Urge UNCAC State Parties to Safeguard Civic Space

Court Says National Assembly’s Refusal to Disclose Information Requested Encourages Corruption, Financial Recklessness

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

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