Media Rights Agenda
LAGOS, Wednesday, February 13, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on Nigerians to use radio as a tool for building peace across political, economic, religious and ethnic divides particularly at this period when Nigeria is holding general elections to elect a new set of leaders. MRA made the call …
Read More »MRA Urges President Muhammadu Buhari to Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill
LAGOS, Thursday, February 7, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into Law, saying it will be a major legacy of his Presidency which will benefit millions of Nigerians for years to come. In a statement in Lagos, …
Read More »MRA, IMS Named Among 15 Global Finalists for 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
Lagos, January 15, 2019: Two Nigerian non-governmental organizations, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the Institute for Media and Society (IMS) were today named among 15 “Global champions of free expression” that have been shortlisted for the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. In a statement issued in London, …
Read More »MRA Condemns Raid on Daily Trust, Calls for Punitive Measures against Perpetrators
LAGOS, Monday, January 7, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the military invasion, occupation and takeover of the Abuja and Maiduguri offices of Daily Trust newspaper and called on the Federal Government to take punitive action against the perpetrators in order to end the cycle of abuse of power …
Read More »MRA Names Ministry of Defence 70th Inductee into its ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
LAGOS, Monday, December 3, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the Ministry of Defence as the 70th inductee into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”, accusing the Ministry of refusing to submit itself to civilian oversight by failing to abide by its duties and obligations under a …
Read More »Media Rights Agenda Inducts Lagos University Teaching Hospital into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
Lagos, Monday, November 26, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” for undermining the right to information in Nigeria guaranteed by the FOI Act, evidenced by its non-compliance with almost all aspects of the Law over …
Read More »AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity
Resolution At the end of the Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Accra, Ghana, on November 7 and 8, 2018. The Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of African freedom of expression and media development organisations …
Read More »Ministry of Foreign Affairs Inducted into MRA’s ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
Lagos, Monday, November 12, 2018: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today became the latest entrant into the Freedom of Information (FOI) “Hall of Shame” as it was adjudged to have consistently breached most of its duties and obligations under the FOI Act over the last seven years. Ms. Chioma Nwaodike, Legal …
Read More »MRA Inducts Federal Ministry of Communication Technology into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
LAGOS, Monday, November 5, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”, accusing the Ministry of extremely poor performance in its implementation of the Act over the last seven years. MRA’s Programme Officer, Mr. Idowu Adewale, …
Read More »MRA Inducts Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria into FOI Hall of Shame
LAGOS, Monday, October 29, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) into its Freedom of Information (FOI) “Hall of Shame”, saying the institution’s sundry violations of the provisions of the FOI Act also amount to a breach of its primary mandate to make …
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