UNESCO Launches Global Forum for Partnership on Media and Information Literacy in Nigeria
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will launch the Global Forum for Partnership on Media and Information Literacy (GFPMIL) in Nigeria. This is part of its strategy to create partnership necessary...
MacArthur Announces New Human Rights and International Justice Grantmaking Strategy
MacArthur Foundation has announced a new Human Rights & International Justice grantmaking strategy that will focus on defending freedom of expression and enhancing criminal justice globally, with a special focus on Mexico, Nigeria, and...
OGP Qualification: NGOs Call on FG to take Quick Action
Three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - Media Rights Agenda (MRA), BudgIT Nigeria, and Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) have called on the Federal Government to take quick action that will enable it qualify for...
UNESCO, Others Call for Knowledge-Driven Media Development
The United Nation Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) has endorsed a special initiative to forge knowledge-driven media development as a way of using knowledge to...
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...
MRA, PPDC Train Journalists on Contract Monitoring
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) in Lagos in collaboration with the Abuja-based Public and Private Development Center (PPDC) organized a workshop last month to train journalists on contract monitoring and the importance of proper reporting...
UNESCO Summit Urges African Media to Harness AI for Ethical Development
A summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the media, co-organized by UNESCO and the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB-UAR), has called on African media...
