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...
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...
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,...
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...
IPI Says Journalists in Nigeria, Somalia, Zimbabwe Faced Increased Attacks in...
Attacks against independent media in Somalia, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria intensified in October 2022, as journalists in the three countries faced numerous threats to their...
