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IPC condemns attack on radio station
For immediate release, June 8, 2023
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos – Nigeria demands thorough investigation into the recent attack on the facilities of...
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MRA Urges Incoming Nigerian to Make Transparency the Cornerstone of Nigeria’s Democracy
LAGOS, Sunday, May 28, 2023: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on incoming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make transparency and accountability the cornerstone...
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World Press Freedom Day 2023: MRA Calls on Nigerian government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom
LAGOS, Wednesday, May 3, 2023: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom in law and...
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TV Cameraman Brutalised by Hoodlums at Ruling Party Campaign Rally
A cameraman with Trust Television, Mr. Taiwo Yishau, was on February 21, 2023 brutalised by some hoodlums at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos...
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World Radio Day: MRA Calls on Government, Regulator to Embark on Comprehensive Reform of Broadcast Sector
Lagos, Monday, February 13, 2023: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to take advantage...
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IPC condemns threat on journalist’s life
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos- Nigeria is greatly concerned about the reported threats on the life of Premium Times Journalist, Saviour Imukudo.
A report...
Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
Clampdown on press freedom and freedom of expression ahead of Nigeria’s election
Nigeria will hold its seventh general elections in the democratic era in February 2023 with the build-up to the polls proving ominous for the...
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Sharia court in Nigeria sentences Islamic cleric to death for blasphemy
On December 15, 2022, an upper Sharia Court in Kano convicted an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara of blasphemy by defaming the personality...
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MRA Condemns Arrest and Detention of Broadcast Journalist by Police
Lagos, Friday, October 14, 2022: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned yesterday’s arrest and detention of Ilorin-based broadcast journalists, Mr. Dare Akogun, by the...
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Court Grants MRA Permission to Challenge Regulator’s Refusal to Disclose Payment of License Fees by Broadcasting Stations
Lagos, Thursday, 6 October 2022: A Federal High Court in Lagos today granted Media Rights Agenda (MRA) leave to proceed with its Freedom of...
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Nigeria: Temporary Reprieve as Regulator Suspends Shutdown of Broadcast Stations
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily suspended its intention to shutdown indebted broadcast stations in the country.
The regulatory agency in a statement it...
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Nigeria: Regulator’s Fine on Trust TV Arbitrary and Unacceptable
For Immediate Release, Wednesday August 3, 2022
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria is miffed that the National Broadcasting Commission has slammed a hefty fine...