Lagos State Government Bars Officials from Talking to the Press
On January 21, 2013, the Lagos state Government issued a circular barring its political office holders and civil servants, including the heads of the State ministries, departments and agencies, from granting interviews to journalists...
Climate Change Media Partnership 2021 Reporting Fellowships to COP26 Opens
The 2021 Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) Reporting Fellowship Programme for journalists interested in covering the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) has been declared open for applications.The 2021 CCMP...
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...
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...
Nigerian Security Operatives Release Detained Editor
Mr. Musa Mohammed Awwal, Editor of the Kaduna-based Hausa Language weekly, Al-Mizan newspaper, who was arrested at about 4.00am on February 14, 2013, was released after eight days in custody.
Operatives of the State Security...
National Council on Information Urges States to Implement FOI Act
The National Council on Information (NCI), an annual meeting of government information managers, has called on states to implement the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act rather than enact state versions of the law.
The Council,...
Attacks on Journalists Constitute Attacks on Democracy, Says EU Rep at...
All forms of attacks on journalists and other media actors constitute attacks on democracy itself as there can be no democracy without a truly...
