Lagos, Tuesday, July 30, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the harassment of Mr. Oke Epia, publisher of the online newspaper, OrderPaper Nigeria, by a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tony Nwulu, and called on the
Lagos, Monday, July 29, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today announced the launching of an enhanced “Freedom of Information Hall of Shame”, saying it would now take legal action against every public institution inducted into the Hall of Shame for
ACCRA, GHANA, Wednesday, July 24, 2019: The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a regional network of freedom of expression organizations, has called on African and world leaders to take immediate steps to bring former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh to
Lagos, Tuesday, 23 July, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned yesterday’s shooting to death in Abuja of 23-year-old Channels Television journalist, Mr. Precious Owolabi, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who was serving his primary assignment with the
The European Union (EU) Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has launcheda new e-learning platform on migration to help journalists and media professionals who seek to enhance the quality of their work when reporting about migration. The new platform was platform developed
The Abuja-based International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), a non-profit news agency, has launched a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Help Desk to assist journalists who need help with getting documents or information from Nigerian Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies
Liberia plans to table a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this year asking it to endorse the November 2015 proclamation by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) of September 28 as International Day for
A journalist, Mr. Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi, who reports for the Neighbourhoodnewspaper has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt against the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over the Commission’s refusal to accede to a Freedom of Information
Mr. Nelson Asieyemia, a journalist with Truth magazine in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sued the Obio/ AkporLocal Government Council for its failure to make available to him the information he requested pursuant to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act,
A journalist, Mr. Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi, who reports for the Neighbourhoodnewspaper in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sued the Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA) for failure to make available to him the information he requested pursuant to the Freedom of
