Press Statements

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badegi Radio

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

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’

MRA Plans Workshops for Journalists on Laws Affecting Media in Nigeria

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

MRA Calls for Protection of Journalists during Off-Cycle Elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States