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In the Federal High Court of Nigeria
In the Abuja Judicial Division
Holden at Abuja
On Friday the 1st Day of March,...
PRTV Launches Presence on GOtv Nigeria
Planet Radio TV (PRTV) entered into the Nigerian digital broadcasting sphere with its launch on 13 August 2013 on GOtv Nigeria digital broadcasting bouquet. PRTV signals will now be received as one of the...
FOI Act: Where His Lordship Got It Wrong
By Edetaen Ojo
In a recent ruling, his lordship, Justice Gabriel O. Kolawole of the Federal High Court in Abuja suggested that the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 was somehow defective because it provides in...
UNESCO Proposes Activities to Celebrate World Radio Day 2013
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has proposed a number of activities for stakeholders to adopt in celebrating the second World Radio Day on February 13, 2013.
To commemorate the day, UNESCO...
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...
Media Group to Organize Regional Conference on FoE in 2013
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) plans to hold a regional Conference on Freedom of Expression in Africa to explore the challenges faced by the media in Lusophone countries in Africa and other parts...
Media Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day, Urge Governments...
LAGOS, Thursday, May 2, 2024: Four human rights and media support organizations have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to...
