Nigeria Ranks 115 in 2013 Press Freedom Index
Nigeria has moved up in the global press freedom index ranking 115 among 179 countries rated by Reporters Without Borders. Nigeria ranked 126 on the 2012 press freedom index. The index, released on January...
World Bank Holds Conference on Citizen Engagement to Enhance Development
The World Bank will on March 18, 2013 host a global conference tagged “Citizen Voices: Global Conference on Citizen Engagement for Enhanced Development Impact”.
The Conference aims to position citizen engagement agenda as essential for...
Advocates Displeased with Government over Community Radio Licenses
Advocates for community radio broadcasting have expressed their displeasure with the federal government and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over their failure to issue community radio licences.
The advocates are worried that the continued delay...
University of Toronto Announces Global Journalism Fellowship
The Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada is inviting qualified and specialized freelancers to apply for one of the 15 Fellowships in Global Journalism.
The University is seeking exceptional individuals with advanced...
The Open Government Networking Mechanism Invites Participants to a Webinar
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is sponsoring a webinar which will be hosted by the World Bank institute on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The webinar which is about Proactive Transparency is scheduled to start...
Nigeria to Review Analogue to Digital Switchover Date
The Director-General of the NBC, Engr. Yomi Bolarinwa has said that Nigeria will have to review its switchover date for analogue to digital transmission, which, according to him is not only unique to Nigeria.
Although...
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...
