MRA Condemns Kidnap of Two Journalists, Families in Kaduna State

Attacks Against Journalists Intensifying Under Tinubu Administration, Says MRA in New Report 0
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- July 28, 2025
In a midterm assessment report on the Tinubu Administration’s first two years in office released today, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has decried what it described as an alarming escalation of attacks on media freedom and civic expression, particularly through the misuse of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act by law enforcement agencies to silence or
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MRA Urges FG to Enforce ECOWAS Court Ruling on Blasphemy Laws 0
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- July 16, 2025
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has urged the Federal Government to promptly implement the April 9, 2025, ECOWAS Court of Justice ruling, which found parts of Kano State’s blasphemy laws violated Nigeria’s commitments under the ACHPR and ICCPR. MRA called on the government to quickly follow the court’s order to align Nigerian laws with international human
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MRA Calls for Stronger Legal and Institutional Protections for Whistleblowers in Nigeria 0
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- June 23, 2025
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has urged the Federal Government to take immediate measures to enhance legal and institutional protections for whistleblowers, acknowledging their role in revealing corruption, human rights abuses, and other misconduct. MRA stated that whistleblowers are essential for transparency, accountability, and good governance. In a Lagos statement for World Whistleblowers’ Day, MRA emphasised
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MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act to Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’0
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- June 7, 2025
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the recent call by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, for an amendment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, to impose punitive measures on “fake CSOs” allegedly “misusing” the law to blackmail public institutions, describing the call as
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