Press Statement

Hajj 2025: Appoint Hajj Adhoc Officials On Merit,

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
As the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Hajj 2025 inches closer, Independent Hajj Reporters, (IHR), a registered faith based Civil Society Organization (CSO) that reports and advocate for workable Hajj policies has called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the States Muslim Pilgr ...

SNYC Honours The Life of Edwin Kiagbodo Clark

Sunday, April 13, 2025
On February 26, 2025, the Southern Nigeria Youth Congress, led by her President General, Comrade Emordi Ugochukwu Caleb visited and commiserated with the Clark family of Ijawland over the demise of their Patriarch, PANDEF Leader and foremost Niger Delta voice, Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark who passed at 9 ...

MRA Commends Supreme Court’s Judgment on FOI Act, Describes it as a ‘Democratic

Saturday, April 12, 2025
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has commended Friday rsquo;s judgment by the Supreme Court which confirmed the applicability of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 to all tiers of government with the organisation describing it as ldquo;a democratic milestone in Nigeria which affirms the principle ...

MRA Condemns NBC’s Ban On Eedris Abdulkareem’s Song ‘Tell Your Papa’ As Unlawful

Friday, April 11, 2025
Lagos, Friday, April 11, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the directive issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to radio and television stations across the country not to broadcast the song ldquo;Tell Your Papa rdquo; by Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, describin ...

Information Minister Did Not Dismiss Governor Zulum’s Security Concerns

Thursday, April 10, 2025
The Office of the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation has noted a misleading caption by an online publication suggesting that the Honourable Minister, Mohammed Idris, (fnipr), dismissed the recent concerns raised by the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, reg ...

Athena Centre Applauds Minister Of Education’s Transparency Directive, Announces

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership commends the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, for issuing a landmark directive requiring all federal universities to publish key institutional and financial data on their websites. The directive directly and positively responds ...

Hajj 2025: Include Feeding Menu In Pilgrims Enlightenment Programmes, CSO Urges

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a faith-based nonprofit organization that reports and advocates for workable hajj policies, has called on States 39; Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies and Commissions to include proposed feeding menus as part of their respective ongoing enlightenment programmes for ...

Two Years On, Sudan’s War is Spreading

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
After the Sudanese army recaptured Khartoum, many hoped that Sudan rsquo;s war would start winding down. Instead, as it enters its third year, the conflict is escalating and likely to expand in scope, unless diplomats make a concerted push for peace talks. Two years into Sudan rsquo;s civil wa ...

MRA Commends Government’s Budget Transparency Directive To Tertiary Institution

Monday, April 7, 2025
Lagos, Monday, April 7, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has commended the weekend rsquo;s directive by the Federal Government instructing all Federal tertiary institutions to publish their budgetary allocations, other financial information and institutional data online, saying the move repres ...

Drop bill to ‘jail eligible Nigerians who fail to vote’, SERAP tells Akpabio, Ab

Sunday, March 30, 2025
Socio-Economic Rightsand Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speakerof the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas ldquo;to immediately withdraw the oppressive bill which contains repressive provisions to jail any Nigerian of voting age for six mont ...
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