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World Press Freedom Day 2023, AFYMP marks the day with students of journalism

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It is World Press freedom Day 2023 today. Africa Foundation for Young Media Professional believes the best way to use the day is nothing short of preparing the next generation of journalists, broadcasters represented by final year students of mass communication, Lagos State Polytechnic now Lagos State University of Science of Technology for the future […]

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Media Rights Agenda calls on Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom in law and in practice, saying the relentless attacks on the media over the years had also undermined the general human rights protection for all Nigerians, democracy and sustainable development in the country. In a statement to commemorate

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WPFD: Safer-Media Initiative calls for legislative action for protection of journalists

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Safer-Media Initiative has called on Nigeria’s legislative arm of government to take definite actions to protect journalists in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Executive Director/CEO of Safer Media Initiative, Peter Iorter, said that as the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, it is important to remind governments of their duty to

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Wole Soyinka Centre/Albarka FM holds one-day town hall meeting on community development in Kwara

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Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism in collaboration with Albarka 89.9 FM, Ganmo, Kwara State on Wednesday 10th of May, organised a one-day sensitization program on community development in the state. The participants, drawn from various communities and representatives of the people living with disabilities (PLWDs) in the state were sensitized on the role of

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WSCIJ visits AFYMP, advises sustainability, inclusion in project implementation

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A delegation from the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) visited the African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP), a partner under its Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA), on Thursday 2 March 2023. WSCIJ shared thoughts with the partner on sustaining operations post-funding and how to extend the opportunity to

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CSO asks EFCC, ICPC to probe Kano nomadic school projects

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A civil society organisation based in Bauchi State, Alheri Community Development and Support Initiative (Alheri-CDSI), has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the alleged non-execution of nomadic school projects in the three senatorial zones of Kano State. The group’s

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CSO asks construction companies to come clean, kicks legal suit against WikkiTimes

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Alheri Community Development and Support Initiative (Alheri-CDSI), a civil society organization based in Bauchi has demanded a group of three construction companies – S.A.T Engineering Service, Insulum Nigeria Ltd and Haitel Nigeria Ltd – to clearly explain their roles in the reported failed Nomadic Education Commission’s school construction projects in three senatorial zones of Kano

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BUSINESS LEAKS invited to speak at UK’s Financial Crime Roundtable

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Barely one year after its debut as a business-investigation-based newsroom, BUSINESS LEAKS has been invited by the UK-based financial crime platform Themis to speak at its March 2023 roundtable. Themis, an anti-financial crime specialist firm, carries out research about a range of topics related to financial crime, analyzing both geographical and thematic risks. In an

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MRA calls on government to investigate all attacks against journalists, prosecute and punish perpetrators

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LAGOS, Wednesday, November 2, 2022: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on Governments at all levels to fulfill their obligations to ensure the safety of journalists by investigating all attacks against media practitioners as well as prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators of such attacks. The organization said this would send a strong signal to those

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Kanempress trains 33 Northeast stakeholders on reporting historical sites & monuments,the potentials & opportunities in the Lake Chad Region, focusing on Borno & Yobe states

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By Umar Bakari Welcoming participants at the opening day of the programme on Wednesday, the President and Founder of Kanempress Digital Hub, Ibrahim Mustapha, explained that the participants were selected based on certain criteria and considerations. According to him, the purpose of the workshop was to sensitize communities of the Lake Chad region of Borno

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MRA accuses Federal Government of encouraging attacks against journalists by failing to act

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LAGOS, Monday, June 6, 2022: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today accused the Federal Government of encouraging attacks against journalists and media organizations by its failure to take measures to protect journalists and punish perpetrators of such attacks whom it noted are frequently security agents or other government officials. Observing that at least seven media professionals

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