Press Statements

MRA Becomes Member of ‘Web We Want’ Advisory Committee

Transparency International Charts Roadmap for its Re-engagement in Nigeria

World Justice Challenge Competition Receiving Entries

Access Seeks Submission for 2014 Innovation Prize

Group Calls on the NBC to Commence Issuance of Community Radio Licenses

ACHPR Re-appoints Pansy Tlakula as Special Rapporteur on Free Expression, Access to Information

Groups Ask Court to Compel Federal Attorney General to Prosecute NCAA for Wrongful Denial of Access to Information

FOI: NCAA Refuses to Disclose Procurement Records for Purchase of Bullet-Proof Cars

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

Court Grants Bail to Woman Charged Under Cybercrime Act for Online Review of Tomato Paste

Global Media Index Reveals Gaps in Africa Coverage by Leading News Outlets

Daily Trust Identifies FOI Act Among 10 Laws that have Shaped Nigeria’s Democracy

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

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

Ninth International Conference on Communications and Media Studies Now Accepting Research Proposals

African Media Convention Decries Weaponization of Laws to Stifle Freedom of Expression

Police Abduct Editor from Home in Abuja for Undisclosed Reasons

African Women in Media Calls for Submissions of Abstract for its Eighth Annual Conference

Call for Applications Opens for Flame Tree Writers’ Project

Applications Open for Climate Change Media Partnership COP29 Reporting Fellowship

AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards Now Accepting Entries

MRA’s Executive Director Advocates for Media Collaboration Amidst Crisis

Media Stakeholders Adopt Lagos Plan of Action to Promote Media Freedom, Safety of Journalists in Nigeria

Journalist Raises Alarm over Threat to Life, Seeks Police Protection

Foundation Announces Start of 2024 Campus Journalism Fellowship

AccessNow to Hold RightsCon 2025 in Taiwan

African Media Councils Form New Body to Promote Press Freedom and Ethical Journalism in Africa

Coalition Expresses Concern over Unclear Invitation of ICIR Reporter, Managing Directors by NCC-NPF

David Hundeyin Leaves Journalism, Flees Nigeria over Alleged Threats

Court Dismisses MRA’s Suit Seeking Details of Scope of Independence Granted NBC by Former President Buhari

Judge Dismisses MRA’s Suit Seeking Details of Sanctioned Broadcast Stations from NBC

Leonard N. Stern School of Business Invites Entries for Climate Economics Journalism Fellowship

Entries Open for Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards