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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
