Lagos, Thursday, February 28, 2019:  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day sensitization and training workshop for lawyers from across Nigeria on March 5 and 6, 2019 to enhance their effectiveness in litigating Freedom of Information (FOI) and Freedom of Expression (FOE) cases on behalf of media organizations and journalists. …

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) is planning a two-day sensitization and training workshop for lawyers from across Nigeria on Freedom of Information (FOI) and Freedom of Expression (FOE) Litigation in March 2019. The workshop, which is scheduled to take place in Kaduna is slated for March 5 and 6 and is …

A coalition of Nigerian civil society organisations has petitioned the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), asking him to forestall attempts by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to erode the confidence of Nigerians in the fight against corruption by its persistent refusal …

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has called on the Government of Ghana to investigate the assassination of Mr. Ahmed Husseini-Suale, an investigative journalist with Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ Tiger Eye PI, who was shot and killed on January 16, 2019. The Coalition is calling on the Ghanaian …

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has called on the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), to take action on  corruption allegations against the boss of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc, Ms Marilyn Amobi, and end alleged victimization of the whistle-blowers at …

The Global Editors Network (GEN) is calling for applications from interested persons for the Data Journalism awards which celebrate the best in data-driven investigations, stories, websites, visualizations, news applications and projects that shed light on topics of public interest. The Data Journalism Awards are the first international awards recognising outstanding work in …

The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional radio, television, print and web journalists, aged 25 to 35 years, from mainly developing countries for its 2019 fellowship programme. The fellowships are available to journalists who are native to the mainly developing countries in Africa, Asia (including …

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has opened entries for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, which recognizes women photojournalists who show a commitment to shining a light on important stories around the world through brave and compelling work. The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to …

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has advised online publishers to self-regulate their activities by willingly signing on to a code of ethics and opening themselves to some kind of peer review in order to ensure their credibility to the reading public. Prof. Osinbajo also advised online …

Entries are now open  for the 2018 Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, established to recognise the best financial reporting by journalists practicing in Africa, and publishing or broadcasting their work on the continent. The awards which have been running for the 44th consecutive year represent the longest running …