Nigeria Among Top Seven African Countries With Highest Number of Jailed Journalists in 2024
Nigeria has been ranked as one of the African nations with the highest number of imprisoned journalists, placing seventh behind…
Nigerian Police Detain FIJ Reporter Over ₦4 Million Undelivered Canada Admission Payment Report
Emmanuel Uti, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has been detained by the Force Criminal Investigation Department…
Media Rights Agenda Asks Nigerian Government To Comply With Court Order For Journalists’ Protection, Justice
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has urged the Nigerian government to comply with a landmark judgment from February 16, 2024,…
Citizens Gavel, Civil Society Groups Urge Tinubu to Address Rising Attacks on Nigerian Journalists
A coalition led by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and Citizens Gavel has made an urgent plea…
BREAKING: Bayelsa High Court Blocks Nigeria Union of Journalists’ Election, Halts Delegates Conference
A Bayelsa State High Court has granted an interim injunction to stop the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) from holding…
Nigerian Journalist Facing Deportation from UK Over Fashola Cyberstalking Case, Claims Threat to Life
Nnamdi Ibezim, a Nigerian journalist and publisher, is facing a critical situation, with his freedom and safety under serious threat.…
Kano State Government Revokes Accreditation of 14 Journalists, Including NTA and FRCN Staff
The Kano State government, led by Governor Abba Yusuf, has rescinded the accreditation of 14 journalists assigned to cover government…
CPJ Calls for Release of Four Journalists Detained Over Report on Bank CEO’s Alleged Fraud
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the ongoing detention of four Nigerian journalists, who face new charges…
Secret Police, DSS Under Fire For Raiding Female Journalist’s Home in Abuja, Taking Her Away in Nightwear
OrderPaper, a media outlet focused on Nigeria’s National Assembly, has strongly criticized the Department of State Services (DSS) for its…
FIJ Journalist Daniel Ojukwu Released From Police Detention One Day After Protest
Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), detained by the Nigerian police since Wednesday, May 1,…