On June 25, 2015, a Sharia Court of Appeal in Rijiyar Lemo in Kano State, North-west Nigeria, reportedly sentenced nine persons, including one woman, to death for alleged blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed. The Court convicted Abdul-Inyas, Hajiya Mairo (the woman) and seven others and sentenced them to death for the …

Lagos, Friday, June 26, 2015:  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assert Nigeria’s leadership on the African continent by taking urgent steps to secure its membership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) ahead of his scheduled meeting with United States President Barack Obama in Washington …

Lagos, Tuesday, June 16, 2015: A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered First Bank of Nigeria Plc to disclose details of the loan facility it granted the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the 2013 purchase of two bullet-proof BMW cars for the then Aviation Minister Stella Oduah. Justice Mohammed …

Independent journalists or those working on the staff of either a for-profit or non-profit news organization worldwide are eligible to apply for a grant from the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Membership of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) is not required, but to qualify for the fund, applicants must meet …

Yoani Sánchez, a Cuban blogger, and Priyanka Dubey, a freelance journalist from India, have been named by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)  as winners of the 2015 Knight International Journalism Award. The Knight International Journalism Award recognize the two ladies as media professionals who demonstrate a passionate commitment to excellent reporting that …

The Falling Walls Foundation is inviting journalists to apply for its fellowship to attend the Falling Walls Conference, an international conference on future breakthroughs in science and society and its expanded programme, taking place in Berlin, Germany, on November 8 and 9, 2015. The fellowship which was designed to ensure that the public is …

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Prof. David Kaye, has released a new report which underlines the importance of encryption and anonymity in the digital age. The 18 page report authored by Kaye, discusses issues related to anonymity and encryption online, with …

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and the Association for Critical and Investigative Press (SKUP) have raised funds for fellowships to assist journalists from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East to attend the 9th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) holding in Lillehammer, Norway, from October 11 …

Lagos, Monday, June 15, 2015: Coscharis Motors Limited has lodged an appeal against the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos directing it to disclose to Enough is Enough (EIE) Nigeria information requested by the organization on the 2013 purchase of two bullet-proof cars for then Aviation Minister, Princess …

The Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation (HLFF) is offering 15 travel grants for journalists from around the world to attend the third Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) taking place August 23 to 28, 2015 in Heidelberg, Germany. It will serve as the third occasion to bring recipients of the ACM A.M. Turing …