Adewale Anthony

@afrisig Alumnus | Communications Officer, @MRA_Nigeria | Member @ISOCNigeria

[Wole Soyinka Centre @WSoyinkaCentre]

We at the @WSoyinkaCentre welcome the Court of Appeal’s decision to strike out the National Broadcasting Commission’s appeal against the judgment obtained by the @MRA_Nigeria, restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations.

For us at #WSCIJ, this development speaks to a broader issue at the heart of our work: the need for an enabling environment in which journalism can operate independently, safely, and in the public interest.

Through the Centre's Civic Space Guard initiative, anchored on the Journalism and Civic Space Status Reports and, most recently, Shrinking Freedoms (2024), we have consistently tracked and analysed patterns of restrictions on media freedom and civic space in Nigeria.

Across these reports, a consistent pattern emerges: civic space violations are not isolated events but part of a broader environment of pressure that affects how journalism is practised and how information reaches the public. These evidence-based insights continue to reinforce the urgent need for stronger legal and institutional safeguards to protect media freedom and uphold democratic accountability.

This ruling is therefore significant not only as a legal victory but also as a reminder that the protection of press freedom requires strong constitutional safeguards, respect for due process, and sustained efforts to strengthen the media ecosystem.

We celebrate @MRA_Nigeria for its persistence in advancing media rights and freedom of expression, and we welcome this outcome as a positive step for journalism, civic space, and democracy in Nigeria.

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

MRA urges legislators to hold executive accountable with FOI Act
https://t.co/DkugkNcvVh

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

MRA Urges Legislators To Hold Executives Accountable With FOI Act
https://t.co/nb8QDpHdOG

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

BREAKING: Another victory for media freedom!

The Court of Appeal has dismissed another attempt by the NBC to overturn a judgment restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations.

Read more: https://t.co/E2yfrbwb7J

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

@MRA_Nigeria Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today secured another legal victory against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in the Commission’s efforts to set aside a Federal High Court’s judgment perpetually restraining it from imposing fines on radio and television stations.

In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal in Abuja struck out the NBC’s Notice of Appeal, describing it as “fundamentally defective” and incompetent. This is the second appeal that the NBC has lost to MRA at the Court of Appeal in Abuja within 10 weeks.

https://t.co/cvg74NzJoX

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

The #FOIAct gives Nigeria’s lawmakers a powerful legal instrument to demand accountability.

MRA has called on federal & state legislators to use it to demand information, strengthen oversight, and hold executive bodies accountable.

Read more: https://t.co/Dm8mshB3bg

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Use FOI Act to expose waste, corruption — MRA tells NASS
https://t.co/qSiqmolUFY

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Coroner Orders LASUTH, DNA Centre To Release Key Reports In Pelumi Onifade’s Death Probe
https://t.co/EubWdlNpB5

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Pelumi Onifade’s death: coroner issues fresh orders to LASUTH, lagos dna centre
https://t.co/qLYXxwDOMS

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Nearly 6 years after a young journalist, Pelumi Onifade, died while covering the #EndSARS protests, the search for answers continues.

A Coroner has issued fresh orders to LASUTH & the Lagos State DNA & Forensic Centre in the ongoing inquiry.

Read more👇
https://t.co/eJWz0xVGsg

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) is grateful to the National Democratic Coalition, #NADECO for its recognition of our modest contribution to the struggle for a democratic #Nigeria three decades later. @MRA_Nigeria thanks NADECO for the honours conferred on us.

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Media Career Development Network celebrates the exemplary careers of two media rights advocates - Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda, and Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, International Press Centre on WPFD2026. https://t.co/1AssXy9JZ6 @EdetOjo @lanreipc

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

⚖️Justice Delayed: Media Rights Agenda has called on the FG to immediately comply with the court judgment directing it to investigate, prosecute, and punish those attacking journalists in Nigeria. #WPFD2026

Read more: https://t.co/07YZhnhnj5 @MojirayoDR @IFEX @CJIDAfrica

[IFEX @IFEX]

#Nigeria 🇳🇬 As 2027 elections approach, @MRA_Nigeria warns the regulator - NBC - that despite efforts to promote ethical journalism, it's Broadcasting Code is at risk of being misused to silence critical voices. https://t.co/Tlw3pY5c0q

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

MRA commends NBC over broadcast guidelines but raises concerns
https://t.co/YQnD8l4tn8

[Swift Reporters @swiftreporters]

MRA Urges Government To Promote Reading Culture, Protect Rights Of Writers https://t.co/mGEroyp9nA @MRA_Nigeria

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

In commemoration of this year’s World Book and Copyright Day, MRA has urged Government to Promote Reading Culture, Protect Rights of Writers
https://t.co/nUcAwmMbvk

What do you think can revive Nigeria’s reading culture? Share your thoughts 👇

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

World Book Day: MRA, NCC urge promotion of reading culture
https://t.co/bDnTkCWY2z

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Media Group Tasks Govt On Promotion Of Reading Culture
https://t.co/jSfLYFEcTV

[Media Rights Agenda @MRA_Nigeria]

Nigeria’s intellectual property laws are outdated and may be undermining rights.

📢It’s time for rights-respecting IP reform in Nigeria.

Read more here 👇
https://t.co/WjfM7YenxM @WIPO @nassnigeria @FMINONigeria