2 May 2012
Alerts - Nigeria
2 May 2012
Nigeria
Boko Haram posted a video on YouTube in which it warned of more attacks on media organisations and named the media institutions that will be targeted in future attacks.
26 April 2012
Nigeria
The radical Islamic sect Boko Haram is suspected to have carried out the bombings as the attacks bear their imprint.
17 April 2012
Nigeria
IPI calls for thorough investigation.
5 April 2012
Nigeria
The reporters were at the Ikeja court to cover a story about deaths resulting from a series of ghastly accidents in Lagos, in 2010.
22 March 2012
Nigeria
Ahmad Salkida, who has extensively covered the conflict between the government and the Islamist sect Boko Haram, says he has been followed and his life is under threat.
14 March 2012
Nigeria
Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for numerous bombings in several cities in northern Nigeria in recent months, has threatened to take action against three
6 March 2012
Nigeria
(MRA/IFEX) - March 6, 2012 - The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigeria's broadcast sector regulator, has banned the state government owned television station Ogun State Television (OGTV) from its "unilateral commencement of the streaming of OGTV's signal on the web without the approval of the Commission."
9 February 2012
Nigeria
Officials of the State Security Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs protocol department have denied over 60 journalists reporting from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos access to their cameras, voice recorders and other tools of their trade.
7 February 2012
Nigeria
TFI journalist Jeremie Drieu and his local colleague Ahmad Salkida were in Jos to report on the recent unrest there when they were detained by soldiers who took them to a command center where they faced “increasingly hostile interrogation”, AP reported.
23 January 2012
Nigeria
Enenche Godwin Akogwu was gunned down shortly after the bombings while he tried to interview victims outside Farm central police station.
17 January 2012
Nigeria
The authorities are urged to investigate state involvement in breaking up a peaceful union meeting and arresting two union activists in October in an apparent bid to silence them.
17 January 2012
Nigeria
Protesters descended on the studios of at least two prominent broadcasters to demand more balanced coverage of the citizens' movement.
14 November 2011
Nigeria
Olajide Fashikun was arrested after writing a series of articles about a letter bearing the allegedly forged signature of the president of FIFA. While he has been released, the offices of the newspaper were ransacked and his laptop and hard drive were seized.
27 October 2011
Nigeria
Michaela Moye was reportedly filming the demolition of "illegal" buildings when she was chased from the scene by members of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board.
24 October 2011
Nigeria
Cameraman Alhaji Zakariya Isa was killed by three gunmen suspected to be members of the radical Islamic sect locally known as Boko Haram.
17 October 2011
Nigeria
"The Nation" newspaper editors Lawal Ogienagbon, Dapo Olufade, Yomi Odunuga and Yusuf Alli were released without having been charged with any offence.
12 October 2011
Nigeria
The raid and arrests are believed to be over a story that appeared on the cover page of "The Nation" newspaper.
8 June 2011
Nigeria
After a decade of consistent and fearless advocacy by civil society and media practitioners, the president has acceded to the legitimate demands and aspirations of the people by signing the long-awaited right to information law.
19 April 2011
Nigeria
Threats, intimidation, physical attacks and unlawful arrests of journalists have reached alarming levels since the beginning of the year, says RSF.
1 March 2011
Nigeria
If the bill is adopted, Nigeria will become the second country in West Africa, along with Liberia, to have a Right to Information Law.
21 October 2010
Nigeria
The move is a crucial breakthrough for the Community Radio Coalition, which has been campaigning for such a move since Nigeria returned to multi-party democracy.
27 July 2010
Nigeria
Friday Otabor narrowly escaped death at the hands of the thugs while covering the election at the Igo primary school.
21 July 2010
Nigeria
The four journalists and their driver were abducted by armed gunmen who robbed them of their possessions before releasing them.
13 July 2010
Nigeria
The journalists were on a bus on their way back from a Nigerian Union of Journalists meeting when kidnappers seized them at gunpoint.
11 May 2010
Nigeria
Jerry Usanga's body was found on the roadside by passers-by on 4 May 2010.
3 May 2010
Nigeria
The journalists received identical text messages after covering the recent dismissal of the electoral commission chairman.
26 April 2010
Nigeria
One of the journalists, Edo Sule-Ugbagwu, was gruesomely murdered in his home.
14 April 2010
Nigeria

Channels Television cameraman Felix Vincent sustained a deep cut to the head and was taken to hospital.
30 March 2010
Nigeria
The court banned an NGO from hosting discussions on the amputation of Buba Bello Jangebe on the online social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.
25 March 2010
Nigeria
The police are insisting that Bayo Ohu was shot in the course of a break-in although there are strong indications that he was targeted as a result of his work as a journalist.
24 March 2010
Nigeria
Rock City 101.9 FM is calling for a detailed investigation into the threats to its staff members and for increased police security.
19 March 2010
Nigeria
The journalists were rounded up along with 40 of the protesters and some equipment was damaged in the melee.
12 March 2010
Nigeria
Murtala Sani narrowly escaped being killed by a crowd of mourners while covering a mass funeral for victims of the March 7 massacre in Plateau State.
9 March 2010
Nigeria
A spokeswoman for South African broadcaster M-Net/SuperSport confirmed that two journalists abducted at gunpoint on 1 March have been released.
3 March 2010
Nigeria
The gunmen stopped a bus carrying 21 crew members of M-Net's SuperSport channel, a South African private satellite television station, and took the journalists hostage.
23 February 2010
Nigeria
Jude Opara, a foreign correspondent for the daily "Champion", was allegedly arrested for obstructing traffic in Abuja.
17 February 2010
Nigeria
Local journalists believe police are trying to arrest Mallam Turkur because an edition of the weekly accused the Yobe State governor of acquiring properties illicitly.
23 December 2009
Nigeria
According to reports, a man said he had a "high-priority message" to deliver to two of the station's senior managers.
23 December 2009
Nigeria
The State Security Service reportedly wants editor Ahmed Shekarau to disclose the sources for a report published in "The Peoples Daily".
22 December 2009
Nigeria
A correspondent for the daily "The Guardian" reported that he received a text messaged death threat that was linked to his reporting.
22 September 2009
Nigeria
Radio Nigeria correspondent Wale Oluokun was beaten and injured by four armed government security agents on 16 September 2009.
22 September 2009
Nigeria
Bayo Ohu, the assistant news editor of "The Guardian" daily, was shot dead at his home by gunmen on 20 September 2009.
11 September 2009
Nigeria
The security agents said they came as a result of a segment aired on the the organisation's radio programme.
21 August 2009
Nigeria
Newspaper correspondent Steve Uzoechi is concerned over a possible threat to his life relating to one of his investigative articles.
24 July 2009
Nigeria
Shaka Momodu, the deputy editor of "Gliterati", is being detained by police in Lagos.
9 July 2009
Nigeria
RSF hails the release of two journalists who had been arrested by the Kano state police in connection with reports about Kano's governor.
2 July 2009
Nigeria
Physical attacks, threats and arrests highlight media's urgent need for better climate.
1 July 2009
Nigeria
CPJ calls on national police chief to investigate reports that state police harassed six journalists and attacked at least three of them.
5 June 2009
Nigeria
On 4 June 2009, RSF wrote to the governor of the southern state of Bayelsa asking him to guarantee the safety of a journalist who went into hiding a week ago after being threatened.
12 May 2009
Nigeria
(MRA/IFEX) - On 11 May 2009, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigeria's broadcast sector regulator, suspended for two weeks the broadcast licence of a private radio station.
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