Lagos, Monday, July 30, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) this week’s inductee into the “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” for consistently violating the provisions of the FOI Act over the past seven years, thereby denying Nigerians the right to information in …
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MRA Sues Government Over Failure to Disclose Those Who Traveled to Russia for the World Cup and Cost to Government
Lagos, Thursday, July 26, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has sued the Federal Government over its failure to disclose the lists of Nigerian footballers and coaches, supporters, government officials and their aides who travelled to Russia last month for the 2018 World Cup and whose travel expenses were covered through public …
Read More »MRA Inducts Environmental Standards Enforcement Agency into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
Lagos, Monday, July 23, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”, accusing it of undermining its own effectiveness by disregarding the FOI Act and possibly endangering the lives of Nigerians by its …
Read More »Suspected Hoodlums Storm Press Conference, Attack Journalists
Some persons suspected to be hoodlums stormed the venue of a press conference addressed by some members of the Osun State Working Committee (SWC) of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Osogbo, the State capital, on July 16, 2018 and beat up journalists covering the event as well as …
Read More »ITU Calls for Submissions for World Summit on the Information Society 2019 Prizes
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), is calling for submissions for the eighth edition of the contest for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes. The WSIS Prizes 2019 will serve as “exceptional international recognition” of WSIS stakeholders …
Read More »NBC Shuts Down Ekiti Broadcasting Service for Alleged Breach of NBC Code, Electoral Act
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed the Ekiti State Broadcasting Service to shut down its transmission for allegedly breaching the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code and the Electoral Act. In a statement signed by the Commission’s head of Public Affairs, Ms Maimuna Jimada, it noted that the decision was …
Read More »Stanford University Calls for Application for the Knight-Hennessy Scholar Programme
Stanford University in the United States is inviting applications from individuals across the globe who have an interest in pursuing a degree programme under the 2019 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship programme at the University. The programme aims to build skills in leadership and communication that will empower applicants to work across disciplines …
Read More »Money Trail Reporting Grants Open for Application
Money Trail and Journalismfund.eu offer working grants for mixed teams of African, Asian and European journalists to investigate cross-border illicit financial flows, tax abuse and corruption in Africa, Asia and Europe, as part of the Money Trail project. Only intercontinental journalist teams consisting of at least one African, one Asian …
Read More »‘FOI Hall of Shame’ Clocks One Year, MRA Tasks National Assembly on Effective Implementation of FOI Act
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on July 3, 2018 called on the National Assembly to institute measures to enforce compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in its capacity as the ultimate oversight body in the implementation of the Law, as the organization marked the first anniversary of the launch …
Read More »Sixth Global Conference on Transparency Research holds in Rio in 2019
The Law and Public Administration and Business Schools of the Getulio Vargas Foundation and Columbia Global Centers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will co-host the sixth Global Conference on Transparency Research at FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Campus on June 26 and 27, 2019. The International Conference is the main worldwide …
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