NBC Appeals Judgement Restraining It from Imposing Fines on Broadcasting Stations

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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MRA Condemns NBC’s Ban on Musician Song, Says It’s An Abuse of Regulatory Power 0
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- April 12, 2025
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the directive issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to radio and television stations across the country not to broadcast the song “Tell Your Papa” by Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, describing it as a blatant abuse of regulatory power, a violation of constitutional rights, and a dangerous affront to
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