Lagos, Tuesday, 28, May 2013:  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today applauded the Nigerian Judiciary for its unwavering vindication of the right of citizens to access information under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, saying it appeared that the effective implementation of the Law would ultimately depend on the Courts. In …

On May 27, 2013, Nigeria’s intelligence agency, the State Security Service (SSS), detained Mr. Segun Olatunji, the Ogun State Correspondent of The Punch newspaper in south west Nigeria. Mr. Olatunji said he was tricked by a fellow journalist, Mr. Kehinde Akinyemi, who is the Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of …

On May 14, 2013, two policemen attached to the Sabo Police Division in Lagos assaulted Mr. Samson Folarin, a correspondent with ‘The Punch’ newspaper while he was taking photographs of one of the policemen in a brawl with a commercial tricycle operator.  Folarin was slapped, dragged on the road and …

Kindly click on the link to view a documentary on the state of Impunity in Nigeria. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxWYdFeltA&feature=youtu.be

The Stop Impunity in Nigeria (S.I.N) campaign was launched on May 16, 2013 at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre Abuja by the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku. Find below some pictures from the event.    

Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala, the Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Education has inaugurated a 14-member Steering Committee to implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) for the Ministry. The Committee is comprised mainly of Heads of Department, Directors of Legal, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry as well as Heads of SERVICOM and …

Majority of Nigerian Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are breaching thier obligation to comply with Section 29 of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which enjoins them to submit annual reports of their implementation of the Act. According to a report sent to Media Rights Agenda (MRA) by the Office of …

Public Institutions Have No Power under the Law to Keep Mute when an FOI Request is Made to Them, Says Judge In the Federal High Court Holden at Lagos, Nigeria On Friday the 22nd Day of February, 2013 Before the Honourable Justice M.B. Idris, Judge Suit No. FHC/L/CS/514/2012 Between: Mr. …

The growing interest in the issue of violence against women writers was reflected in the attention that the topic received at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women(CSW) at the ‘Safety of Women Journalists’ side event sponsored by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Educational, …

The Online News Association (ONA) is seeking applications for The MJ Bear Fellowship program which will identify and celebrate young digital journalists, working independently or for a company or organization. Prospective applicants should be up-and-coming early-career journalists inside or outside the newsroom who are just beginning to make their voices …