Election: Alliance for Deepening Democracy Launched
A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) has launched the Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD) – a coalition to monitor the progress of Nigeria’s 2023 elections. Development Diaries reports that A4DD is a coalition of organisations from various sectors working collaboratively to engage critical aspects, stages and actors in the 2023 general election. Member organisations […]
Nigeria: MRA Reacts to Police Raid on PG
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the government of Nigeria to call the police to order following the raid on the head office of Peoples Gazette (PG) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. MRA accused the police of becoming a tool in the hands of rich or powerful individuals and entities for […]
Nigeria: MRA Demands Execution of ECOWAS Ruling
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the government of Nigeria to immediately ensure the execution of the judgment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community court of justice on the illegality of the Twitter ban. In the recent judgment, the ECOWAS court ruled that the indefinite suspension of access to […]
Nigeria: PIN, MRA Fault NITDA Code of Practice
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have called on stakeholders to review the draft code of practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries and conditions for operating in the country. The draft code of practice, released by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on 13 June, 2022, aims to create guidelines for […]
Nigeria: Minister Gets Civil Society Response
Four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have dismissed an allegation by Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, that some NGOs are working to destabilise the country. Mohammed, who made the allegation when he featured on ‘Radio Link’ – a phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) – in February 2022, said Nigerians should be […]