22 Jun 2021
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NGE: Media Not Political Enemy of Federal Government

NGE: Media Not Political Enemy of Federal Government ·        Says proposed media Bills draconian Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said that the media industry is not a political opponent or enemy of the Federal Government, saying many of the political elite’s attacks on the media are habitually not envisioned to win an argument on the...

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22 Jun 2021
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Buhari Names 6 Ministers To Engage With Twitter

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday named six ministers to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is to chair the team of mediators. A statement released by the Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office...

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21 Jun 2021
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Twitter Ban: NGOs, Journalists Sue Federal Government At ECOWAS Court

Five non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja asking it to declare the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria a violation of their human rights under international law, order the Government to immediately rescind the suspension order, and compensate...

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21 Jun 2021
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CPJ Board Honours Lai With Gwen I fill Press Freedom Award

Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai pauses next to a copy of Apple Daily’s July 1, 2020, edition during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (AP/Vincent Yu)New York, June 21, 2021– The Committee to Protect Journalists today said it will honor Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned founder of Hong Kong’s Next Digital media company...

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21 Jun 2021
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MRA Condemns Killing of Radio Presenter

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the killing in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, June 19 of popular radio presenter, Mr Titus Badejo, by unknown gunmen and called on the Federal Government as well as relevant security and law enforcement agencies, especially the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services (DSS), to conduct a...

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18 Jun 2021
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Media Groups Criticize Proposed Amendment to Press Council Act

A consortium of four media development and media freedom organizations have opposed the proposed amendment of the Nigerian Press Council Act by the National Assembly saying the measures contained in the amendment Bill seek to make the Government the arbiter of truth while subjecting the entire media sector in Nigeria to the control of the...

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17 Jun 2021
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CPJ Highlights Risks For Journalists Who Flee

The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on governments to provide safe refuge to journalists at risk through special emergency visas, in a feature and recommendations released ahead of World Refugee Day. Drawing on CPJ’s work over the last two decades helping journalists forced into exile by the threat of arbitrary arrests, physical violence, or...

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17 Jun 2021
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NPAN Protests Media Exclusion From Press Bill’s Public Hearing

The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has kicked against the exclusion of the media from the public hearing on Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Amendment Bill. It expressed surprise at the news of the public hearing on the NPC Amendment Bill, scheduled for today. THISDAY quoted NPAN as saying in a statement Wednesday by its...

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15 Jun 2021
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CPJ Announces 2021 IPF Awardees

The Committee to Protect Journalists will honor four courageous journalists from Belarus, Guatemala, Mozambique, and Myanmar with the 2021 International Press Freedom Awards. All four have reported during a historically turbulent time, covering protests and political upheaval in their countries. “In the midst of a battle over the control of information, these journalists are on...

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14 Jun 2021
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US Again Condemns Nigeria’s Twitter Ban

The U.S. has condemned Nigeria’s continuing ban of Twitter in the country, saying the action “has no place in a democracy. “Freedom of expression and access to information both online and offline are foundational to prosperous and secure democratic societies,” VOA quoted the State Department spokesperson Ned Price as saying in a recent statement. He...

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