Tag Archives: MRA

NBC Lodges Appeal Against Court’s Refusal To Reverse Judgment Restraining It From Imposing Fines On Broadcast Stations

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has lodged an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja against the November 23, 2023, ruling by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja in which he dismissed the Commission’s motion to set aside his judgment delivered on May 10, 2023, restraining the NBC from further imposing fines on radio and ...

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Court Orders FG To Investigate Attacks Against Journalists, Punish Perpetrators

In a landmark judgment, a Federal High Court in Abuja today directed the Federal Government to investigate attacks against journalists, prosecute and punish perpetrators of such attacks and take measures to prevent further attacks on journalists while ensuring that all journalists who are victims of attacks have access to effective remedies. Delivering judgment in a suit filed by Media Rights ...

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FG Urged To Leverage Radio In Tackling The Crises Ravaging Nigeria

 Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government to leverage the enduring nature and unique characteristics of radio in tackling the challenges of illiteracy, ignorance and poverty in Nigeria, saying the continuing potency of radio after more than 100 years of its existence can help to foster dialogue among diverse groups and mitigate the plethora of crises ravaging ...

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MRA Calls For Protection Of Journalists During Off-Cycle Elections In Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on Federal and State Governments as well as law enforcement and security agencies to take adequate measures to protect journalists and other media workers during this weekend’s off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, saying their role in providing information about the electoral process is critical in ensuring free, fair and transparent elections. ...

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MRA Calls On Tinubu To Ensure Journalists’ Safety And Punish Perpetrators Of Attacks

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) yesterday called on President Bola Tinubu to make a clear commitment to ensure the safety of journalists in Nigeria and bring an end to impunity for crimes against journalists by ensuring that Government officials and non-state actors who attack journalists are appropriately punished in accordance with the Law. MRA’s Executive Director, Mr. Edetaen Ojo, said: “On ...

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MRA To Police: You’re A Tool For Shielding Public Officials From Scrutiny

•Seeks Intervention of Police Inspector General Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to put an end to the growing trend of public officials and other powerful individuals using the Police to silence and punish journalists who publish negative reports about them, saying the law enforcement agency has become a tool ...

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Court Grants MRA Leave To Sue NBC For Failure To Disclose Information In 2 Cases

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Media Rights Agenda (MRA) leave to sue the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in two separate cases over the Commission’s failure to grant the organization’s requests for information on the scope of independence reportedly granted it by President Muhammadu Buhari and details of the 302 broadcasting stations it said it sanctioned in four ...

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MRA Calls On Federal Govt To Ensure Adequate Protection For Media Freedom

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today 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 this year’s World Press Freedom ...

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Groups Slam NBC Over Imposition Of N5m Fine On Channels TV

…say it’s arbitrariness taken too far Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and International Press Centre (IPC) have slammed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the N5m fine it  imposed on Channels Television recently. The two groups made their views known in a press statement made available to NewsProbe on Tuesday and signed by the Executive Director of MRA, Edetaen Ojo, and ...

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MRA Makes FOI Request To NBC For Details Of 302 Stations Sanctioned

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to disclose to it under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 details of the 302 broadcasting stations reportedly sanctioned by the Commission in four months after campaigns for the 2023 elections began in September 2022. MRA said it was seeking the information following the announcement made by the ...

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