Media Rights Agenda
27 Aug
A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to adopt measures to end the illegal arrest and detention of innocent citizens by the police and other law enforcement agencies in the country.
9 Aug
Journalists and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have flayed governments and their agencies for interfering and impeding the work of journalists in Nigeria.
6 Aug
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has begun a series of workshops to educate journalists about the laws and regulations affecting media operations in Nigeria. The two-day workshop taking place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on August 6 and 7, 2024, is designed to help journalists understand the legal landscape better and improve their ability to report…
Latest
12 mins ago
The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP), a World Bank-funded project, is to construct 534 kilometres of rural roads across Benue to facilitate the transportation of agricultural produce. The State Project Coordinator (SPC), Mr Stephen Numbeve, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. Numbeve said…
14 mins ago
Fire destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the popular Alaba Rago market in the Ojo area of Lagos state on Wednesday. Lagos State Emergency Management Authority’s (LASEMA) Permanent Secretary, Femi Oke-Osayintolu, in a statement, said the fire started at midnight. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of filing…
28 mins ago
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has said some states may struggle to survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are passed and signed into law. The new tax bills introduced by the current administration have faced criticisms and opposition from many including the 36 state governors. Also, the 19 governors in northern…
29 mins ago
Sudan has become the "biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded" after 20 months of devastating war between rival generals, the International Rescue Committee said in a report released Wednesday.
32 mins ago
In a virtual gathering on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, the House of Eleanora Foundation convened a critical stakeholders' consultative meeting to address a rarely discussed and deeply troubling issue: violence against women and girls with disabilities (WGWDs) perpetrated by other persons with disabilities. While conversations about violence against people with disabilities often focus on external…
38 mins ago
Aminu Umar Kofar Mazugal, a Kano State civil servant, displayed an act of integrity by returning a bag containing U.S. dollars valued at over N40 million he saw at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano to its rightful owner. Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed, the owner of the bag containing money, had sat near the mosque…
43 mins ago
Roaming the opulent Damascus home of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Abu Omar felt a sense of giddy defiance being in the residence of the man he said had long oppressed him.
1 hour ago
Remote and hybrid work is here to stay, and having the right tools can make all the difference in productivity and sanity. So, if you're bouncing between your home office and a co-working space or collaborating with a team across time zones, these tools ensure you stay connected, organised, and efficient. 1. Communication tools –…
1 hour ago
Family members of Bello Bodejo, the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, have called for his immediate release by the military. Suleman Waziri, Bodejo's brother, told journalists on Tuesday that the Miyeti Allah leader has been detained by soldiers of the 117 Guards’ Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Keffi, Nasarawa State, since December 9.…
1 hour ago
The Kaduna Police Command has said that its operatives have neutralised one suspected bandit and apprehended three others. The command also said it had apprehended another three suspected armed robbers. The Command’s Spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Kaduna on Tuesday. Hassan said on Oct. 8, at about 2:45…