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MRA Condemns Politician’s Attack on Journalist, Calls on those in Authority to Respect Journalists’ Rights

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned Mr. Femi Fani Kayode’s outburst against Mr. Charles Eyo, Daily Trust newspaper’s Cross River State Correspondent in Calabar,...
Nigeria  Free Expression and The Law

Nigeria: IPC Denounces Regulator’s Excessive Fine on Radio Station

The International Press Centre (IPC) has expressed dismay over the imposition of a fine of N5million (about USD 13,032) on the Nigeria Info 99.3FM...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

IPC Demands Recall of Journalist Suspended over Facebook Post on Non-Payment of Salary

The International Press Centre Lagos has described as unjust and inhuman the suspension of Vivian Ottih, a lawyer and senior editor with the government-owned...
Nigeria 

IPC Demands Recall of Suspended IBC Female Journalist

The International Press Centre Lagos has described as unjust and inhuman the suspension of Vivian Ottih, a lawyer and senior editor with the government-owned...
Nigeria  Safety of Journalists

Media/Civil Society Groups Demand Action as Study Reveals Poor Attention to Safety of Journalists Covering COVID-19

Journalists covering the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria have said they lack sufficient protection and are not adequately catered for. The journalists disclosed this in a...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

MRA Calls on Nigerian Government to Ensure Safety, Release of Kidnapped Radio Presenter

Lagos, Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned Monday’s abduction of Ms Chinenye Iwuoha, a presenter with the Pacesetter FM station...
NigeriaSenegal  Freedom of Expression Violations

Journalist Sacked over Suspected Coronavirus Infection, Another Sacked Over Coronavirus Report

Two journalists (from Senegal and Nigeria) have been sacked from their media outlets over coronavirus-related issues. In Senegal, a journalist with Le Soleil newspaper, Fatou...
Nigeria  Safety of Journalists

Stakeholders Must Promote and Protect the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria-IMS

The Institute for Media and Society (IMS) in Nigeria is delighted to join the rest of the world in celebrating the World Press Freedom...
Nigeria  Impunity

MRA, IPC Petition Code of Conduct Bureau over Violation of Journalists Rights, Seek Removal of Ebonyi State Governor from Office for Abuse of Office

Two Lagos-based media support organizations, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC), have petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) asking...
Nigeria 

MRA, IPC Petition Code of Conduct Bureau over Violation of Journalists Rights, Seek Removal of Ebonyi State Governor from Office for Abuse of Office

Two Lagos-based media support organizations, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC), have petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) asking...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

Nigeria: IPC Flays Continuing Attacks on Journalists and the Media

The International Press Centre, Lagos has again decried the rising spate of assaults on journalists and the media by law enforcement and security agents...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

MRA Condemns Attacks on Journalists Covering COVID-19, Calls on Government of Nigeria to Ensure Respect for Media Freedom

LAGOS, Monday, March 30, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the increasing cases of attacks by law enforcement and security agencies on journalists...
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