A Federal High Court in Lagos on February 27, 2014 granted Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, a non-governmental organization, leave to apply to the court in three separate suits to compel the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) and Coscharis Motors Limited to disclose the information …

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seeking feedback from stakeholders on  its project on “Internet Universality”. This is in the context of the comprehensive study into internet issues which was mandated by the 37th General Conference in November 2013. In accordance with Resolution 52 at the …

A call for entries for the Nigeria Prize for Literature has been made by Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited . The Nigerian Prize for Literature is endowed by NLNG and was established to honour the author of the best book by a Nigerian within the preceding four years. The prize …

The African Media Initiative (AMI) is inviting entries from individual journalists and newsrooms with unique story ideas or projects on business and technology that can only be produced with substantial support. AMI announced the new funding opportunities for business and technology stories in its pan-African journalism competition. AMI said, “The …

Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, by a Federal High Court in Abuja has been ordered to grant the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) access to the details of the statutory transfers in the 2013 federal budget. This is by the judgement of Justice Abdu Kafarati of the Federal High Court, …

The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Internet Infrastructure Foundation(IIF) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida),will host the third Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF14) on Internet Freedom for Global Development, in Stockholm, Sweden on May 27and 28 2014. The SIF was established to strengthen the dialogue …

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day Africa Regional Conference on Freedom of Information Implementation on March 18 and 19, 2014 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, to design strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of access to information laws on the continent. The Conference will bring together over 100 Freedom …

The Freedom Online Coalition has announced its 4th Annual High Level Freedom Coalition conference tagged “Free and Secure Internet for All” to be held on April 28 and 29 in Tallinn, Estonia.The conference will be hosted by the Estonian government. According to foreign minister Urmas Paet, Estonia is one of …

The Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) is facilitating an online debate on how to generate income towards achieving financial sustainability of community and local radios. The theme of the debate which starts on Monday, March 31, 2014 and ends on April 10, 2014 is ‘Income Generation, a central aspect of Community …

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has published its full report on the number of journalists and media staff killed across the globe in 2013. Titled “In Mortal Danger: Journalist & Media Staff Killed in 2013“,the report released on February 14, 2014, provides information on the 105 journalists and media …