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In a report titled “A Legacy of Secrecy: The FOI Act under the Buhari Administration”, issued by MRA to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the signing into Law of the FOI Act by then President Goodluck Jonathan on May 28, 2011 as well as the end of the Buhari Administration on May 29, 2023, the organization noted that “governance during the Buhari Years was characterized by blatant violations of the provisions of the FOI Act by the vast majority of public institutions and willful disregard for their obligations under the Law.”

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - As preparations for the inauguration of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, gather momentum, Media Rights Agenda (MRA), has urged him to make a commitment to protect media freedom in the country. MRA said the President-elect should do so by, among other things, reviewing and amending existing laws and regulations to ensure they provide

Media Rights Agenda has called on Nigeria's President Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his incoming government to protect media freedoms on paper and in practice.

In a statement to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day and the 30th anniversary of proclamation of the day by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, MRA said by strengthening the right to freedom of expression, which is a critical human right that serves as a driver for all other human rights, the Government could ensure a future where all other human rights are adequately protected and respected in Nigeria.

  In less than six months, Dr Isa Pantami should be out of office as minister of communications and digital economy. Many who have suffered from his overbearing ways would heave a sigh of relief with his exit.   Since his emergence over three years ago as a minister, the 43-year-old computer graduate, some say, has had a spiritual influence over President Muhammadu Buhari and many others in government. As a Sheikh, he has held the ICT industry captive.