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  • MRA Advocates Improved Safety for Female Journalists in Nigeria

    MRA Advocates Improved Safety for Female Journalists in Nigeria0

    Amid rising attacks on female journalists, the Media Rights Agenda urges greater journalist safety by promoting awareness of legal protections and available redress mechanisms at all levels. The MRA announced in a communique that, with support from IFEX’s Safety and Justice Grant, it held a two-day workshop on female journalists’ safety at the International Press

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  • Akpabio Advocates for Global Peace, Justice, Advancement of Democracy

    Akpabio Advocates for Global Peace, Justice, Advancement of Democracy0

    Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged lawmakers worldwide to collaborate for global peace, justice, and a shared future. The Senate President made this call while speaking at the ongoing 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU in collaboration with the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, today, where he

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  • Stakeholders List Areas of Likely Amendment to the Freedom of Information Act

    Stakeholders List Areas of Likely Amendment to the Freedom of Information Act0

    After two days of discussing the Freedom of Information Act, stakeholders convening as a technical group identified areas of the law that may require amendment, noting the existence of two bills with related objectives that are currently pending at the National Assembly. Stakeholders agreed that the FoI Act 2011 should be amended to enhance reporting,

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  • INEC Readies for CVR Restart, Conducts Trainers’ Sessions

    INEC Readies for CVR Restart, Conducts Trainers’ Sessions0

    To prepare for the 2027 General Election’s Continuous Voter Registration, INEC has begun Training trainers at the Electoral Institute in Abuja. Starting 28th July 2025, master trainers are being equipped to pass on technical and legal expertise to Registration Officers nationwide. At the opening of the programme, the Chairman of the Board of The Electoral

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  • ECONEC, INEC Meet to Evaluate Nigeria’s 2023 General Election

    ECONEC, INEC Meet to Evaluate Nigeria’s 2023 General Election0

    The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the post-election follow-up and needs assessment of the 2023 general election and to assess the extent of the implementation of the recommendations made by the international observers two years after the 2023 polls. The interface, which was held

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  • Identifying Gaps in the FOI Act, Possible Areas for Amendment (2)

    Identifying Gaps in the FOI Act, Possible Areas for Amendment (2)0

    …Strengthening Enforcement and Compliance Being the second and the concluding part of a paper presented at the Stakeholders’ Technical Meeting on FOI Amendment Bill and Upgrade of Reporting & Compliance Mechanisms Organised by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lead Partner, Component 4 (Support to Media) of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria,

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