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Nigeria: Journalists Detained, Harassed, Assaulted While Covering State Elections
CPJ, 13 March 2019
Nigerian authorities should investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the detention, harassment, and assault of journalists nationwide during the March 9 gubernatorial… Read more »
Journalists Detained, Assaulted While Covering Nigeria's Election
The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Nigerian authorities to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the detention, harassment, and assault of journalists nationwide during the March 9 gubernatorial and state assembly elections. Journalists say that they were denied access to report on polling stations, forced to delete photographs, and assaulted.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Should Allow Jay FM in Jos, Pleateau State, to Broadcast
CPJ, 12 March 2019
Nigerian authorities should lift the ban on Jay FM radio station in the city of Jos in Plateau state and stop trying to intimidate its staff, the Committee to Protect Journalists… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Buhari's Next Administration Must Be Media-Friendly
Guardian, 12 March 2019
All over the world, it is believed that a free press is key to a sustainable democracy, as it holds those in power accountable. But this may not be true in Nigeria, as the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Journalist Arrested, Charged Under Cybercrime Law
CPJ, 8 March 2019
Nigerian authorities should immediately drop charges against journalist Obinna Don Norman, release him from prison, and reform the 2015 cybercrime act to ensure it is not used to… Read more »
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Nigeria: CPJ Asks NBC to Reopen Shut Radio Station
Premium Times, 13 March 2019
Nigerian authorities should lift the ban on Jay FM radio station in the city of Jos in Plateau state and stop trying to intimidate its staff, the Committee to Protect Journalists… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Shuts Down Plateau Radio Station
Premium Times, 2 March 2019
The National Broadcasting Commission has closed Jay FM in Jos, Plateau State, for alleged breach of broadcasting code of conduct, the radio said Saturday. Read more »
