Press Statements

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badeggi Radio

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

Attacks against Journalists Intensifying under Tinubu Administration, Says MRA in New Report

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment on Blasphemy Laws

MRA, IPC Appeal Judgment in Suit to Compel CCB to Investigate David Umahi Over Attacks on Journalists

Media Rights Agenda Launches Practical Guide for Journalists on Leveraging Digital Tools

Ayomide Eweje

MRA Calls for Stronger Legal and Institutional Protections for Whistleblowers in Nigeria

MRA Welcomes Speaker Tajudeen Abbas’ Proposals for Strengthening FOI Compliance

MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act to Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’

Mr. Timileyin Adams, MRA's Programme Officer

MRA Plans Workshops for Journalists on Laws Affecting Media in Nigeria

Ms Esther Adeniyi, Programme Officer, MRA

MRA Calls on Federal Government and Security Agencies to Protect Journalists Covering Protests

National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC) Receives Complaint from Federal Government Against Daily Trust Newspaper

MRA Condemns Kidnap of Journalists and Families, Calls on Federal Government to take Immediate Action to Secure their Release

MRA Condemns Federal Government’s Threat to Jail Officials Leaking Information

MRA Says Abduction of Global Upfront Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Unacceptable, Describes Police as ‘Gun for Hire’

MRA Condemns Police Harassment of Journalists, Calls on President Tinubu to Safeguard Media Freedom

WPFD 2024: The Lagos Plan of Action on Media Freedom in Nigeria

Media Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day, Urge Governments to Protect Media Freedom

Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Journalist Detention and Prosecution of Perpetrators

NBC Lodges Appeal Against Court’s Refusal to Reverse Judgment Restraining it from Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations

Court Orders Federal Government to Investigate all Attacks Against Journalists, Punish Perpetrators of Attacks

MRA Calls on the Federal Government to Leverage Radio in Tackling the Crises Ravaging Nigeria

Court Nullifies Provisions of Broadcasting Code Empowering NBC to Impose Fines on Broadcasters

MRA Says Poor Funding for FOI Act in 2024 Budget Signals Lack of Commitment to Ensure Effective Implementation

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badeggi Radio

Female Journalists Call on Federal, State Governments to Punish Perpetrators of Attacks Against Journalists

MRA’s Executive Director Calls for Regional Instrument, National Laws against SLAPPs in West Africa

UN Experts Urge UNCAC State Parties to Safeguard Civic Space

Court Says National Assembly’s Refusal to Disclose Information Requested Encourages Corruption, Financial Recklessness

Governor’s Security Aide Allegedly Harasses Journalists at Lagos Empowerment Event

Court Adjourns MRA’s Suit Against AGF Over Non-Implementation of Anti-Torture Act to October 2

Journalist Sues Ikorodu General Hospital for Withholding Information on Pelumi Onifade’s Death

Applications Open for Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence Programme

Thomson Reuters Foundation Open Applications for Trust Conference 2025

Applications Open for Global Technology Industry Association Grants

Registration Opens for Fifth Edition of Global Disinformation Summit

Police Charge Hotelier in Kaduna with ‘Criminal Intimidation’ for Allegedly Threatening Journalist

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for AI Accountability CoLab’s Microgrants

UNESCO Launches Course to Tackle Climate Disinformation through Media, Information Literacy

National Press Foundation, Hinrich Foundation Open Applications for Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Stakeholders Urge Public Institutions to Make Provisions for FOI Act Implementation in Annual Budgets

Pan-African Media Councils Summit Endorses UNESCO’s Guidelines for Governance of Digital Platforms

UNESCO, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence Launch Special Journal Issue on AI, Justice, Invites Submissions

UNESCO Launches French, Spanish Editions of Indigenous Peoples, Media Brief

McGraw Center Accepting Applications for Business Journalism Fellowship

AIPS Sport Media Awards Receiving Submissions for 2025 Edition

UNESCO Launches Global Action Plan to Empower Digital Platform Users

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