Lagos, Monday, February 26, 2018: The Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) was today inducted into the Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) for its continual failure to comply with the provisions of the FOI
The Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Mr. Edetaen Ojo, has been appointed a member of the Advisory Network of the Freedom Online Coalition, a partnership of 30 governments from around the world, working to advance Internet freedom, including
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued the third edition of its publication: “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development”, a 200-page report that assesses and documents contemporary developments in media freedom, pluralism, independence
On February 14, 2018, Mr. Samuel Ayara, a reporter with the Akwa Ibom State Broadcasting Corporation who covers the State House of Assembly, was assaulted by policemen in the complex. Mr. Ayara was sprayed with tear gas and other policemen
PEN America will hold the 14th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature in New York City, from April 16 to 22, 2018. This year’s edition of the Festival with the theme “Resist and Reimagine”, promises to bring together
The Second Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference of the Internet and Jurisdiction Policy Network will take place in Ottawa, Canada, from February 26 to 28, 2018. The conference is expected to be an important milestone in addressing one of the greatest challenges confronting
Lagos, Monday, February 19, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as this week’s inductee into the Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame for leaving Nigerians in the dark over its operations and
The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity are at the top of the agenda for the 2018 edition of the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD2018), scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana, on May 2 and 3, as
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 19, 2017 adopted a new resolution on “The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity” condemning “all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers”, including “specific attacks on women journalists
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to declare open the 2018 World Congress of the International Press Institute (IPI) which is scheduled to take place in Abuja from June 21 to 23, 2018 under the theme: “Why Good Journalism Matters”. The
