UNESCO Launches Free Online Course on Media and Information Literacy
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a free online course that supports Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and Intercultural Dialogue. The course which is designed for teachers, policy makers...
Sample Freedom of Information Request Letter
Sample Freedom of Information Request Letter
Your Name
Your Address
Your Telephone Number
Your E-mail Address
Date
The Freedom of Information Officer
(You may also choose to address the letter to the head of the institution, namely: the Permanent Secretary, in...
National Broadcasting Commission Withdraws Radio Station’s Operating License
Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the regulatory body for broadcasting, on February 22, 2013, suspended indefinitely the Kano operating licence of Globe Broadcasting and Communications Limited, owners of Wazobia FM in Kano, Nigeria. Wazobia...
Nigerian Press Council Not Against Press Freedom – Press Statement
The attention of the Nigerian Press Council has been drawn to misleading reports based on a communiqué and advertorial by Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) that the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) is moribund,...
Freedom of Information Law Report – Vol 1.
Central Bank Governor’s salary not personal information under FOI Act, Says Federal High Court
 In the Federal High Court of Nigeria
In the Abuja Judicial Division
Holden in Abuja
On Thursday, the 5th Day of July, 2012
Before the...
Freedom of Information Law Report (4)
Public Institutions Have No Power under the Law to Keep Mute when an FOI Request is Made to Them, Says Judge
In the Federal High Court
Holden at Lagos, Nigeria
On Friday the 22nd Day of February,...
MRA Makes FOI Request on Scope of Independence Granted NBC by...
Lagos, Wednesday, March 22, 2023: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) through an application made pursuant to the Freedom...
