At the 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSCIJ), held on 9 December 2024, in Lagos, journalists, media proprietors, and stakeholders stressed the urgent need to improve the quality…
Journalists
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Out of a total of the 219 entries received, 15 journalists have emerged as finalists for the 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR). The finalists were selected by…
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On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) calls on the Federal Government to take decisive action to…
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A groundbreaking research study, “Journalism and Civic Space in 2023,” conducted by the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), has revealed that a staggering 90% of attacks on journalists…
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Journalists at Sun Publishing Company, whose land have been allegedly confiscated by Arobieye community leaders in Ado Odo Ota Local Government of Ogun State, have urged Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Lukman Abdulmalik To foster transparency and accountability in Kano State, the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), trained Journalists and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on constituency project…
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Peace and Security
MRA Condemns Incessant Police Harassment of Journalists, Says Situation is Intolerable
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the incessant harassment and intimidation of journalists, saying recent incidents of abductions, arbitrary arrests, detention, and other forms of attacks against media professionals by…
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Human Rights
MRA Calls on FG to Obey Court’s Order Directing it to Prevent Attacks Against Journalists
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to comply with the orders of a Federal High Court in Abuja directing it to take measures to prevent attacks…
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Safer-Media Initiative strongly condemns the recent actions of the Nigerian police during the ongoing End Bad Governance in Nigeria Nationwide protests, where journalists have been targeted and subjected to tear…
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government and security agencies to protect journalists covering the protests scheduled to begin tomorrow, August 1, 2024, stressing that as citizens…