Press Statements

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’

MRA Names National Institute for Sports into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

Media Rights Agenda Inducts Federal Fire Service into its ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Calls on National Assembly to Ensure Effective Implementation of FOI Act as ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ Clocks One Year

Commission for Mass literacy Inducted into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources Inducted into MRA’s ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

Court Again Strikes Out Motion to Suspend Proceedings in MRA’s FOI Suit Against Lagos State Government

MRA Inducts Office of Surveyor-General of the Federation into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Inducts Federal Ministry of Science and Technology into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Violating FOI Act

National Library Inducted into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Failure to Implement FOI Act

MRA Accuses Federal Government of Condoning ‘Unbridled Impunity’ in Implementation of FOI Act

National Inland Waterways Authority inducted into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Inducts NPF Pensions Limited into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Confers NABTEB with FOI ‘Hall of Shame’ Award for Violating Its Obligations under FOI Act

MRA Inducts Nigerian Prisons Service into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

National Directorate of Employment Bags ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ Award, Cited for Persistent Violation of FOI Act with Impunity

MRA Inducts Voice of Nigeria into its FOI ‘Hall of Shame’

Media Rights Agenda Inducts Code of Conduct Tribunal into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

MRA Inducts Petroleum Equalisation Board into its FOI Hall of Shame for the Cult-like Secrecy in its Operations

Media Rights Agenda Inducts Accident Investigation Bureau into FOI Hall of Shame

MRA Executive Director Highlights Media’s Critical Role in Promoting Whistleblowing and Protection

Journalist, Two Others Arrested, Remain in Prison Three Months After for Alleged Cybercrime

Bandits Abduct Two Kaduna Journalists and their Families

Thomson Reuters Foundation Convenes 2024 Trust Conference in October

Stallion Times Facilitates KONGONET Inauguration of Permanent Dialogue Mechanism Committee

National Media Complaints Commission Receives Complaint from Federal Government Against Daily Trust Newspaper

National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC) Receives Complaint from Federal Government Against Daily Trust Newspaper

Re: Akume’s riot act on official secrets – A Rebuttal by Media Rights Agenda

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

Edetaen Ojo, MRA Executive Director, Honoured with ‘FOI Champion of the Decade’ Award

ECOWAS Court Dismisses MRA’s Suit Seeking to Compel Government to Investigate Murder of 7 Journalists

Association of Communication Scholars Accepting Submission of Abstracts for the 11th Edition of Annual Conference

Jeyifo to Deliver Keynote at 16th Edition of Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture in Honor of Soyinka’s 90th Birthday

UNESCO, Genders Scan Launch Initiative to Bridge Gender Gap in STEM Spaces

Anàlisi Journal Invites Submissions for Special Issue of Media and Information Literacy Journal

Journalists Invited to Apply for the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize 2024

Stallion Times Trains Participants on Open Dialogue Mechanism in Kano State

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

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