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Nigeria: In Election Year, Nigeria's Press Feeling the Pressure
CPJ, 24 March 2015
"Nobody is safe. Not the voter, not the journalist, not anybody!" The fears of Femi Adesina, president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, is echoed by stakeholders and observers of… Read more »
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West Africa: Media Must Contribute to Peaceful Elections in Nigeria - MFWA
MFWA, 24 March 2015
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) calls on all actors in the upcoming elections in Nigeria, especially the media, to be professional and responsible in the discharge of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Journalists Protest Against Rising Political Violence, Attack On Colleagues
Guardian, 9 March 2015
Members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Chapter Monday staged a peaceful protest against the rising political violence in the state and attacks on… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Threatened, Rebuffed By Police
CPJ, 20 March 2015
A Nigerian journalist told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received threats on Sunday and reported them to the police but had been rebuffed. CPJ condemns the threats and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Report On Media Coverage of Election Launched
Guardian, 23 March 2015
The report of media coverage of the 2015 election in the month of February was launched in Lagos with the media applauded for devoting the highest percentage of the reporting of… Read more »
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Nigeria: NUJ President Appeals to Journalists On Objective Reports
Daily Trust, 23 March 2015
President, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mohammed Garba has appealed to journalists to be objective in their reportage and not report to overheat the polity. Read more »
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Nigeria: Newspaper Owners Oppose Election Delay
Daily Trust, 17 March 2015
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) said elections must hold on the rescheduled dates, urging political actors to shun violence. Read more »
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Nigeria: 2015 Polls - Media Must Avoid Promoting Hate Speeches, Says NUJ Chairman
Vanguard, 12 March 2015
Malam Garba Mohammad, the Kaduna State Chairman of Correspondents Chapel of the NUJ, on Thursday said media organisations must avoid promoting hate speeches to avert instability… Read more »
Nigerian Journalists Face Threats Ahead of Elections
Amid the tension in the run up to federal elections on March 28, and governor and state parliamentary elections on April 11, Nigerian journalists have been attacked and beaten at political rallies, and fear attack from militants. Peter Nkanga reports for the Committee to Protect Journalists.
