Media Rights Agenda (MRA) is organising an intensive two-day advocacy workshop for representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to build their capacity to advocate on the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. The workshop, which is scheduled to take place in
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria, in partnership with Media Rights Agenda (MRA), will hold a Training of Trainers workshop on the Open Government Partnership (OGP) for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from across Nigeria on July 10 and
A Lagos State High Court has adjourned for hearing a preliminary objection raised by the Lagos State Ministry of Health to the Freedom of Information (FOI) suit filed against it by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) over its failure to grant
Advocate Pansy Tlakula, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, has called on African Governments to refrain from interrupting or limiting access to telecommunication
Media Rights Agenda (MRA), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTaneT), and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on May 30, 2017 launched a policy brief on network disruptions entitled “Don’t Hit The Switch: Making The Case Against Network Disruptions
Free Press Unlimited has announced the third edition of the Frees Press Awards aimed at celebrating the work of the best journalists and media professionals. The award will recognise the exceptional work in the categories of Newcomer of the Year
The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice in Arusha Tanzania, has ordered the reconstitution of the First Instance Division of the Court that heard a preliminary objection filed by the Attorney-General of Uganda against an application by
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Justice Iyabode Olamide Akinkugbe of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja will on July 15, 2017 deliver her verdict in an application filed by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) seeking leave to apply for judicial review in a Freedom of
In the early hours of June 12, 2017, heavily armed operatives from Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), invaded the head office of Sun Publishing Limited, publishers of The Sun newspaper in the Apapa area of
