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6 Dec
Media practitioner, Prof. Tonnie Iredia, is to deliver a keynote address on “Democracy, Media Freedom and the Imperative of Protecting Nigeria’s Civic Space” at the 2024 conference of the Nigeria chapter of International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria). A statement by the organisation’s Secretary, Ahmed Shekarau, said the event would hold on December 11 in Abuja.…
19 Oct
The Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) has facilitated the release of Edna Ulaeto, a staff member of OrderPaper, from the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS). Ulaeto was arrested on October 18, 2024, but was released the same day after IPI Nigeria's swift intervention. According to the Director in charge…
25 Aug
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, on bail after six-hours in detention. News media, PREMIUM TIMES which had earlier reported that the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, gave the reason for Soyinka's arrest announced his release. "Soyinka was driven from the airport to the DSS headquarters annex in Ikoyi,…
29 Mar
Media rights groups, including the International Press Institute (IPI), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), have condemned the abduction...
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