The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the passage late last month in Nigeria of a freedom of information bill, termed the Right of Information Act. Nigeria is the second country in West Africa to pass legislation that explicitly protects access to information, a universal human right. “After more than ten years of pushing for […]

The Nigerian National Committee on International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned what is described as “the rising wave of media harassment in the country.” In a communiqué jointly signed by IPI chairman Mallam Kabiru Yusuf and Secretary Raheem Adedoyin at the end of its meeting held in Abuja yesterday which reviewed the state of free […]

Four journalists who were kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria last week have been released, according to media reports. The journalists, Wahab Oba, chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ); Adolphus Okonkwo, a zonal secretary for the union; Sylvester Okere, secretary for the Lagos state council; and Sola Oyeyipo, a […]

Four journalists were kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria’s southern Abia state on Sunday, according to local media. The journalists had left a conference in Akwa Ibom state when they were ambushed by gunmen in three vehicles. Their whereabouts are not known, although the kidnappers have reportedly issued a ransom demand of $1.67 million. The journalists […]