Press Statements

MRA Announces Call for Entries for Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026

MRA Condemns INEC’s Exorbitant Charge for Information Request under FOI Act

Coroner Orders Contempt Proceedings Against Hospital Director for Failure to Produce Records on Late Journalist

MRA Calls for Robust Access to Information to Address Nigeria’s Environmental Crises

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria

MRA Calls for Protection of Free Expression, Civic Space on International Democracy Day

MRA Condemns Escalating Attacks on Journalists, Urges International Pressure to End Impunity

MRA Welcomes Adoption of Policy Framework on Information Integrity in West Africa and Sahel

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

MRA Announces Call for Entries for Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026

MRA Condemns INEC’s Exorbitant Charge for Information Request under FOI Act

Call for Entries for Dr Goodluck Jonathan Freedom of Information Awards 2026

MRA’s Director Calls on Freedom Online Coalition to Ensure Internet Access for Everyone

Lagos Journalist Lured, Arrested over Investigative Report

Police Arrest, Detain AFP Journalist Covering Protest in Abuja

Police Teargas BussinessDay Crew Covering #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest

Call for Research Submissions on Beneficial Ownership Transparency Symposium Announced

‘Women Deliver’ Calls for Applications for 2026 Media Scholarships

OsloMet’s MEKK, Fritt Ord Foundation to Host 2025 International Conference on Safety of Journalists in Norway

Commonwealth Member States Urged to Abolish Laws that Criminalise Legitimate Expressions of Public Opinion

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship Programme Accepting Entries

UNESCO Calls on Stakeholders to Take Action to Protect Journalists

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2025 to be Commemorated on November 2

IAWRT, UNESCO’s IPDC Launch New Tool to Protect Women Journalists in Africa

Police Arrest Journalist Following Petition by Kano State Official Accused of Corruption

Global Coalition Urges Taliban to Immediately Restore Internet Access in Afghanistan

NSCDC Operatives Assault Channels TV Cameraman Covering Turbaning Ceremony

Naija News Today Publisher Arrested in Lagos for Publications, Taken to Abuja

Journalist Assaulted by Imo State Environmental Compliance Corps

DSS Arrests Two Radio Reporters Covering President Tinubu’s Visit to Plateau State

Journalist Abducted by Unknown Persons During Fellowship Programme Trip

ACHPR Commends 29 African States for Adopting National Access to Information Laws, Urges Others to Follow

Magistrate Remands Lawyer in Custody for Alleged Defamation, Cybercrime

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