Media Rights Agenda

MRA’s Executive Director Steps Down after 12 Years as Board Member of International Media Support

Court Sets January 15 for Judgment in MRA’s Suit Against NBC for Refusing to Disclose Status of Payment of License Fees by Broadcasting Stations in Nigeria

MRA, SERAP Nominated for 2024 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes

Court Dismisses NBC’s Motion to Set Aside Judgment Prohibiting it from Imposing Fines on Broadcasting Stations

FES Nigeria, MRA Convene Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria

MRA Congratulates Kayode Ajulo on Elevation to Rank of SAN

AFEX Urges African Commission to Adopt Instrument requiring African Countries to Establish Mechanisms on Journalists’ Safety

Journalists Seek CSO Support, Litigation Assistance to Enforce their Right of Access to Information

Court Sets December 8 for Judgment in MRA’s Suit Against NBC Over Imposition of Fines on Four Media Platforms

Court Sets December 8 for Hearing of MRA’s Suit Against NBC Over Scope of Independence Reportedly Granted to It

MRA Calls for Protection of Journalists during Off-Cycle Elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States

EIE, PIN, MRA N5 Billion Suit over Blocking of Access to Twitter for Hearing on January 25

MRA Calls on President Tinubu to Ensure Journalists’ Safety and Punish Perpetrators of Attacks

MRA Condemns Attack on Journalists by Hoodlums in Bayelsa State, Calls for Urgent Police Action

MRA Accuses Police of Becoming a Tool for Shielding Public Officials from Scrutiny, Seeks Intervention of Police Inspector General

MRA Calls on Enugu State Governor to Respect Press Freedom, Discontinue Attacks on Journalists

NBC Asks Court to Set Aside Judgment Restraining it from Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations

Court Orders CBN to Pay MRA N1 Million Damages for Wrongful Denial of Information, Disclose Information Requested

MRA Urges Incoming President Bola Tinubu to Make Transparency the Cornerstone of Nigeria’s Democracy, Accuses Outgoing President Buhari of a Legacy of Secrecy

ECOWAS Court Sets May 19 for Hearing of MRA’s Suit to Compel Nigerian Government to Investigate Unresolved Killing of 11 Journalists

MRA Calls on NBC to Comply Fully with Court Order Restraining it from Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations

Court Grants MRA Leave to Sue NBC for Failure to Disclose Information in 2 Cases

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Ensure Adequate Protection for Media Freedom

Imposition of N5M Fine on Channels TV by NBC: Arbitrariness Taken Too Far