Press Statements

MRA, IMS Named Among 15 Global Finalists for 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards

MRA Condemns Raid on Daily Trust, Calls for Punitive Measures against Perpetrators

MRA Names Ministry of Defence 70th Inductee into its ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

Media Rights Agenda Inducts Lagos University Teaching Hospital into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Inducted into MRA’s ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Inducts Federal Ministry of Communication Technology into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Inducts Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria into FOI Hall of Shame

MRA Inducts PTDF into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’, Expresses Concern over Government’s Failure to Act

Media Rights Agenda Inducts Office of National Security Adviser Into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Inducts NDLEA into FOI Hall of Shame, Accuses it of Treating FOI Act with Disdain

MRA Inducts National Broadcasting Commission into its ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

Code of Conduct Bureau Inducted into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

Media Rights Agenda Inducts Nigeria Football Federation Into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

National Human Rights Commission Enters ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Violating Citizens’ Right to Information

MRA Inducts NIPOST into its ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Violating the Public’s Right to Information

MRA and KICTANet launches a Guide to the AU for Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age

MRA Names Nigerian Stock Exchange Into its ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Calls for Immediate Release of Detained Premium Times Reporter

MRA Inducts Department of Petroleum Resources into ‘FOI Hall “of Shame’

MRA Inducts Bank of Industry into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Shrouding its Operations in Secrecy, Violating FOI Act

Agricultural Research Council Bags ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ Award for Violating FOI Act

MRA Sues Government Over Failure to Disclose Those Who Traveled to Russia for the World Cup and Cost to Government

MRA Inducts Environmental Standards Enforcement Agency into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

Journalist Detained Over Report on Lagos-Based Businessman

Afreximbank Invites Entries for Canex Prize for Publishing in Africa

HRJN Accepting Entries for Africa International Human Rights Film Festival

CWPPF Condemns Attack on Journalist Emmanuel Nwazue, Demands Public Apology

Datafest Calls for Expression of Interest for Datafest Create-A-Thon

TikToker Arrested by Kano State Hisbah Corps over Alleged Inappropriate Remarks

2024 IPI Local News Accelerator Programme Opens for Applications

New Report Says 300 Human Rights Defenders Killed in 28 Countries in 2023

UNESCO Calls for Nominations for the 2024 International Literacy Prizes

Press Freedom Coalition Condemns Unlawful Arrest and Detention of Daily Times Reporter, Gabriel Idibia

Police Summon Premium Times Journalist over Unpublished Story

Journalist Brutalised, Arrested and Detained by Police for Taking Photos

Journalists Covering Coronation Ceremony Assaulted by Thugs in Ebonyi

NUJ Kano State Council Boycotts Government Activities over Alleged Maltreatment

Journalist Found Dead in Abuja After He was Declared Missing

Applications Open for Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism

Dauphine Foundation Launches Environmental Journalism Scholarship for Freelancers

Finland to Host DCN Global Media Literacy Forum

Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment Launched in Geneva

Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Programme Calls for Entries

UNESCO Calls for Nominations for 2024 International Literacy Prizes

UNESCO, LG Collaborate to Develop Open Online Course on AI Ethics

Applications Invited for 2024 African Fact-Checking Awards

PALU, AU Anti-Corruption Board to Host 8th African Anti-Corruption Dialogue in Nairobi

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