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To mark the 14th anniversary of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, with support from the European Union, will play host to a high-level Media and Civil Society Roundtable on Friday, 30th May, 2025, in Abuja. The event, part of the EU’s Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Phase II (EU-SDGN II), aims to …

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Amidst growing concerns over the safety of journalists in Nigeria, a Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable convened in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Spearheaded by the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Nigeria, the event aimed to address the myriad challenges faced by journalists, particularly female reporters, and explore actionable solutions to ensure their safety and security in the …

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Freedom of Information (FOI) Desk Officers from various Federal public institutions will meet at a two-day workshop in Abuja on February 1 and 2, 2022 to discuss the establishment of an online FOI Platform to enable them to share information, ideas and experiences on the implementation of the FOI Act, 2011. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to halt its reported efforts to shut down online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute a “threat to national security”.   Describing the move as a brazen violation of the Constitution and Nigeria’s international human rights obligations, MRA threatened to lodge a complaint against Nigeria before regional and international …

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It is scandalous that a Government institution constitutionally charged with making Laws for the peace, order and good governance of Nigeria is abdicating its duty to abide by its own Laws, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) said today as it named the National Assembly into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame for persistently flouting the provisions of the FOI …

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