Kogi State House of Assembly Passes Freedom of Information Bill
The Kogi State House of Assembly has passed the state's version of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill. If Governor Idris Wada signs the Bill, Kogi State would become the second State in Nigeria,...
Groups Commemorate World Radio Day, Call for the Establishment of Community Radio in Nigeria
Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate the second anniversary of World Radio Day (WRD) on February 13, 2013. Four non-governmental organisations marked this anniversary calling for the establishment of community radio...
Newspaper Correspondent Alleges Death Threat
Mr. Saxone Akhaine, the Kaduna State correspondent of The Guardian newspapers said on February 5, 2013, that he received phone calls and text messages from unknown persons threatening to attack him.
He has sent petitions...
Journalists Arrested and Detained for Investigating Rot in a College
Three newspaper journalists: Aniefiok Macaulay of Daily Independent, Aniefiok Udonquak of BusinessDay and Patrick Odey of Daily Trust were on February 6, 2013 arrested and detained by a team of Policemen in mufti in...
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...
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...
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...
