Tag: MRA
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Between NBC and MRA, what happens to regulation now? – By Okoh Aihe
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) got a dip in reputation and responsibilities last week when a Federal High Court in Abuja shaved it of its capacity to ever place a fine on any of the broadcast stations it regulates.
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MRA Condemns Harassment of Publisher, Calls on Police to Investigate Alleged Threat to his Life
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the harassment of Mr. Oke Epia, publisher of the online newspaper, OrderPaper Nigeria, by a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tony Nwulu, and called on the Nigerian Police to thoroughly investigate the alleged threat to the life of the journalist. In a statement released in Lagos…
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MRA inducts Department of Petroleum Resources into ‘FOI Hall “of Shame’
For its relentless dedication to secrecy and attendant disregard for the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agency, into its “FOI Hall of Shame.” MRA’s FOI Programme Manager, Mr Ridwan Sulaimon, noted in a statement in Lagos that “the induction of…
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MRA Inducts BoI into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Shrouding its Operations in Secrecy, Violating FOI Act
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Bank of Industry (BoI) into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame over the institution’s preference for shrouding its operations in secrecy while completely disregarding its duties and obligations under the FOI Act, 2011. In a statement released in Lagos today, Mr. Idowu Adewale, MRA’s Programme Officer,…
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Russia 2018: MRA sues government over failure to disclose those who traveled for tournament
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has sued the Federal Government over its failure to disclose the lists of Nigerian footballers and coaches, supporters, government officials and their aides who travelled to Russia last month for the 2018 World Cup and whose travel expenses were covered through public funds as well as the total cost to the…
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MRA Inducts EKEDC into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Disregarding FOI Act
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) into the Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame for its disregard of the FOI Act as demonstrated by its failure to comply with its obligations under the Act since it was passed into Law seven years ago. In a statement in Lagos,…
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Accident Investigation Bureau indicted, inducted into FOI Hall of Shame
The Accident Investigations Bureau (AIB) has been indicted and inducted into the “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”. A statement by the Media Rights Agenda says the Accident Investigation Bureau was inducted into the FOI Hall of Shame because transparency has never been a hallmark of the agency either in its operations or as…
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MRA Inducts Standards Organisation of Nigeria into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) was today named by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) as this week’s inductee into its Freedom of Information (FOI) “Hall of Shame” for its failure to comply with the provisions of the FOI Act over the last six years and “carrying on as if the Law does not exist”. In…
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MRA Inducts Federal Civil Service Commission into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday inducted the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”, accusing the Government’s oversight body for the civil service of an appalling record of non-compliance with the FOI Act. In a statement in Lagos, MRA’s Legal Officer, Ms Morisola Alaba, catalogued a series…