On July 3, 2020, Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ibadan Northwest/Southwest Federal Constituency, and a member of the ad hoc committee on COVID-19 in the House, barred journalists from covering a public hearing probing medical research in the fight against COVID-19 and other …

The Congress of African Journalists(CAJ) was on June 23, 2020, launched in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, by leaders of journalism unions and associations in Africa, to address the challenging effects of COVID-19 and the collateral impacts on press freedom, the safety of journalists, and access to information The CAJ …

Mr. Joshua Sayo Oki, a 48-year-old man, was on June 22, 2020, arraigned at the Magistrate Court in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, by the Department of State Services (DSS) over a Facebook post that was considered embarrassing to the Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye. …

The Nigerian Media has not fared well under democratic rule,  contrary to expectations at the onset of the country’s latest democratic experiment 21 years ago, a panel of experts have said. The panelists at a Twitter Chat noted that journalists have continued to be subject to various forms of attacks …

The Federal Government has approved measures for open terrestrial radio and television services in Nigeria, including slashing the existing licence fee by 30 per cent with effect from July 10, granting the two-month licence-fee waiver and 60 per cent debt rebate to all debtor stations as part of efforts to …

The chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi state chapter, Comrade Tony Nwizi, was arrested by Police detectives who reportedly came to Abakaliki from the Police headquarters in Abuja, allegedly on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. The detectives stormed his residence in Abakaliki, the …

Three journalists have sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, at a Delta State High Court sitting in Oto-Udu, Udu local government area of Delta State over there arrest and detention by operatives of the IGP Monitoring Unit in May 2020 at the Police Area Command in …

Four candidates have been proposed by the Consultative Group to the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) as the final shortlist for the selection of the next UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. The successful candidate …

The African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec) Coalition has announced the launch of its position paper in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which consolidates the Coalition members’ assessment of, and positions on, the promotion, protection and exercise of human rights online in the context of COVID-19. The Coalition …

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