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  • MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act to Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’

    MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act to Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’0

    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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  • 14th Anniversary Celebration: Dr. Fayemi Shares Valuable Insights on Freedom of Information Act

    14th Anniversary Celebration: Dr. Fayemi Shares Valuable Insights on Freedom of Information Act0

    …Stakeholders Urge Compliance with Act to Deepen Democracy To ensure transparency and accountability in the dissemination of information and compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, stakeholders at a high-level Roundtable organised by the International Press Centre called for a deeper enforcement of the law to rebuild trust in governance, curb misinformation and disinformation

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  • IPC, CEMESO, Parley Media Stakeholders on Deepening Roles in the Electoral Process

    IPC, CEMESO, Parley Media Stakeholders on Deepening Roles in the Electoral Process0

    As Nigeria’s electoral process undergoes critical reforms, the International Press Centre and the Centre for Media and Society have organised a key engagement with key media executives to discuss their roles in formulating innovative approaches to enhance the media’s role in elections and democratic processes. The event, held on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, at BON

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  • IPC, GOCOP List Factors Reducing Women’s Participation in Politics

    IPC, GOCOP List Factors Reducing Women’s Participation in Politics0

    As part of the efforts to advance inclusivity and gender participation in the Nigerian political system, the International Press Centre and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers have identified the financial burden placed on the political system and lack of media projection as key factors impeding women’s involvement in key political positions in the country.

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  • INEC Fixes Ekiti, Osun Governorship Elections Dates, Deploys New Commissioners

    INEC Fixes Ekiti, Osun Governorship Elections Dates, Deploys New Commissioners0

    It was a double activity for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, as it announced the dates for the upcoming Ekiti and Osun governorship elections for June 20, 2026, and August 8, 2026, respectively, and swore in new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). In performing the first of the two duties today, Professor Mahmood

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  • Nigerian Military Disagrees with Amnesty’s Report Over Insecurity

    Nigerian Military Disagrees with Amnesty’s Report Over Insecurity0

    The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has criticised a report released by Amnesty International to address the rising spate of insecurity in Nigeria in the past two years under President Bola Tinubu, describing it as misleading and lacking depth. DHQ, in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus

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