Journalists Attacked and Harassed During Nigerian Governorship, State Houses of Assembly Elections
During March 18, 2023, Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections in Nigeria, no less than 20 journalists were attacked in 13 different incidents at various locations in different states across the country while...
UNDP-DGD Invites Bids from Media Houses for PSAs, Programmes on 2015 Elections
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) II Project is inviting bids from broadcast media organizations in Nigeria for placement of public service announcements, jingles, radio drama as well...
MRA, PPDC Make FOI Requests to NCAA on Purchase of Bullet-Proof Cars
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) in Lagos and the Abuja-based Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) have submitted a joint Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) asking for detailed...
Nigerian Government Asks Court to Bar Journalists from Trial of Suspected Terrorist
The Government of Nigeria on February 5, 2013 applied to a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to bar journalists from covering the trial of Mr. Mustapha Umar, one of the suspected masterminds of...
WPGA Call for Award Entries
The Worldwide Photo Gallery Award (WPGA) is calling on photographers working in all media to submit their work to the 5th Edition of The WPGA Annual Pollux Awards.
Photographs can be submitted as series or...
Columbia University Calls for Application from Journalists
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) at the University of Columbia in New York, is accepting applications from journalists for the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP).
Journalists from low-income countries can apply for the...
Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Journalist Detention and Prosecution of...
The undersigned media organisations, media associations and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations wish to express our deep concern and strong condemnation...
