Press Statements

MRA Collaborates with Lagos Governor’s Office Correspondents on Walk against Impunity

IFEX Launches 2013 International Day to End Impunity, Nigeria to be Highlighted

Groups Make FOI Requests to NCAA for Records of Purchase of Bullet-Proof Cars

NGO Appeals Federal High Court Ruling Calling on National Assembly to Amend FOI Act

Press Statement: Judge Calls on National Assembly to Restrict Application of FOI Act

NGOs Call on Federal Government to Take Urgent Steps to Qualify for Open Government Partnership

Press Release: Lagos State Records Bureau Honours MRA’s Executive Director

Press Release: Media Rights Agenda Makes FOI Request for Details of Nigerian Export Promotion Council Properties Sold Nationwide

Press Release: Media Rights Agenda Commends Judiciary for Upholding Right to Information for Citizens

Press Release: Stakeholders to Launch National Campaign Against Impunity

MRA Makes FOI Request to National Films and Videos Censors Board over Banned Documentary

PRESS RELEASE: MRA Describes Re-arrest of Leadership Newspapers Reporters as “Unwarranted Harassment”

PRESS RELEASE: MRA Condemns detention of Leadership Newspapers Reporters

Press Release: Media Rights Agenda Condemns Suspension of Wazobia FM, Kano Licence

Press Release: Joint World Radio Day Statement by NCRC, MRA, IMS and IPC

IGF-MAG Calls for Session Proposals for IGF 2024

IPI Hosts 2024 World Congress, Media Innovation Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Council of Europe Endorses Recommendations on Countering the Use of SLAPPs

Channels TV Reporter Kidnapped, Released

Immigration Officers Assault Journalist in Ibadan

Journalists Barred from Covering Labour Party Convention

Edo State Police Command Prohibits Searching of Citizens’ Phones

Open Technology Fund Now Accepting Applications for Its Free and Open Source Software Sustainability Fund

Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Segun Olatunji’s Detention and Prosecution of Perpetrators

FOC Calls on States to Support Journalists, Media Workers to Ensure Election Transparency and Accountability

AU Calls for Applications for Digital and Innovation Fellowship Programme

International Media Association Invites Applications for ’30 Under 30’ Awards

Police Summons Foundation for Investigative Journalism’s BoT Chair over Cybercrime Allegations

FirstNews Editor, Segun Olatunji, Released After 14 Days in Military Detention

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

US, EU Issue Recommendations for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Calls on Governments to Uphold Media Freedom, Journalists’ Safety

MRA’s Obioma Okonkwo Appointed to Advisory Board of Digital Democracy Initiative

Navigating a Minefield of Laws: A Guide for Nigerian Journalists

Navigating a Minefield of Laws: A Guide for Nigerian Journalists

Media Freedom Under Threat: The State of Media Freedom and Journalists Safety in Nigeria

ACHPR Calls on African States to Refrain from Shutting Down the Internet During Elections

ACHPR Tasks Special Rapporteur to Assess Extent of Implementation of Soft Laws on Access to Information in Africa

IGF 2024 Invites Stakeholders to Submit Session Proposals

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