Press Statements

Media Rights Agenda Calls on Kano State to Abolish Committee on Media Conduct

MRA Sues NNPC for Consistently Violating FOI Act, Claims N15 Million Damages

MRA Inducts NHIS into its Enhanced ‘FOI Hall of Shame,’ for Breach of FOI Act

MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists

MRA Inducts NDLEA into ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’, for Non-Compliance with FOI Act

PPDC, MRA Urge Federal Government to Ensure Full Implementation of Open Contracting in Nigeria

MRA Inducts Federal Civil Service Commission into its Enhanced ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Accuses Code of Conduct Bureau of Self-Contradiction, Blames it for Ineffectiveness of Asset Declaration Regime

MRA Inducts CCB into ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’, Pledges to Sue the Bureau for Violating the FOI Act

MRA, 49 Civil Society Organisations Renew Call for UN and AU to Intervene to Secure the Immediate Release of Omoyele Sowore

MRA Hails European Court of Justice Landmark “Right to be Forgotten” Judgment

MRA Calls for Immediate Release of Agba Jalingo, Accuses Governor Ayade of Abuse of Power

MRA Inducts Customs into ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’, Accuses it of Confirming Reports of Pervasive Corruption in the Agency

48 human rights and press freedom organisations worldwide call upon UN and AU Special Mechanisms to intervene in arbitrary detention of #RevolutionNow protest leader

MRA Commends NIPC for ‘Initial Steps’ to Comply with FOI Proactive Disclosure Obligation

MRA Inducts NNPC Into its Enhanced ‘FOI Hall of Shame,’ Vows to Sue it for its Unrepentant Violation of FOI Act

MRA Condemns Harassment of Publisher, Calls on Police to Investigate Alleged Threat to his Life

MRA Launches Enhanced ‘FOI Hall of Shame’, Says Every Inducted Institution will be Sued

AFEX Demands Accountability for 2004 Killing of Deyda Hydara, Calls for Prosecution of Ex-President Jammeh of Gambia

MRA Condemns Police Shooting of Channels TV Journalist During Shiite Protests, Calls for Independent Inquiry

MRA Accuses National Human Rights Commission of ‘Self-Ridicule’ for Forcing its Staff to Subscribe to Oath of Secrecy

Media NGOs Condemn Suspension of Daar Communications Licence, Urge NBC to Immediately Reverse the Decision

AFEX condemns impunity for crimes against journalists

MRA Criticizes President Buhari’s Refusal to Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill