MRA calls for safer Internet in Nigeria, frowns at abuse of cybercrime law to target journalists, others

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) yesterday called on the Federal and State governments to take legitimate measures to safeguard the rights and safety of Internet users in Nigeria, stressing that the frequent abuse and misuse of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention) Act, 2015 by public officials and powerful individuals to intimidate and harass journalists, activists, and citizens…

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MRA Accuses Federal Government of Undermining FOI Act Through Poor Funding

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has accused the Federal Government of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by persistently under-funding its implementation, noting that only one per cent of Federal public institutions have allocations in their 2025 budget proposals for FOI implementation and related activities. In a statement announcing the release of…

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DMDI Network UK Summit: Iwowo, Marfo, Bandaranayake to lead discourse on transnational media collaboration

The Developing Media Decolonisation Imaginary (DMDI) has announced the lineup of speakers for its upcoming summit. DMDI, with a focus on ethics in transnational media research, in a two-day summit titled ‘The Artist as Public Intellectual: Rememory and Sankofa for an Imaginary of Ethics in Transnational Media Collaborations, will feature notable figures such as Principal…

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