Nigeria

Nigerian Police Detain, Assault Journalist Kasarah

Friday, March 8, 2024
Abuja, March 7, 2024 mdash;Nigerian authorities must investigate and hold accountable the police officers who detained and assaulted journalist Kasarahchi Aniagolu, and ensure journalists can work without fear that they will be attacked or harassed while reporting the news. Police officers detain ...

CPJ urges Nigerian Authorities To Investigate Attacks On Journalists Following C

Friday, February 23, 2024
Abuja, February 22, 2024 mdash;Nigerian authorities must comply with a federal high court judgment ordering the government to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for attacking journalists in Nigeria, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. In 2021, Nigerian local press ...

WFP To Review Its Local Food Procurement As Market Prices Skyrocket In Nigeria

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
ABUJA ndash; Amid rising inflation and high food prices exacerbated by market speculations, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced it is reviewing its local food procurement and will buy food in Nigeria only in stable market conditions. Last week, a WFP monitoring mission ...

Nigerian Woman Appointed As First Black Judge In Canada's Kings Court

Sunday, February 18, 2024
A woman of Nigerian lineage, Dr Chidinma Thompson, has been appointed as the first black Justice of The Kings Court Of the Bench In Canada. A post on X by the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Saturday confirmed Dr Chidinma rsquo;s appointment. The post said Dr Chidinma became t ...

4 Nigerian Journalists Charged With Cybercrime, Defamation Over Fraud Investigat

Friday, February 9, 2024
Abuja, February 9, 2024 mdash;Authorities in Nigeria should immediately drop all charges against journalists Adisa-Jaji Azeez, Salihu Ayatullahi, Salihu Shola Taofeek, and Abdulrahman Taye Damilola, and allow them to work without fear of arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. ...

After Nearly 4 Months In Jail, Nigerian Journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha Freed

Friday, February 2, 2024
Abuja, February 2, 2024 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday rsquo;s release on bail of Nigerian journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha and calls for authorities to drop all charges against him and reform the country rsquo;s laws to ensure journalism is not criminalized. ldquo ...

Nigerian Christians Massacred As Blinken Visits Abuja

Thursday, January 25, 2024
Dozens of Christians in Mangu local government area of Plateau State in Nigeria have been killed in Fulani militia attacks since January 23, CSI rsquo;s sources in the area report. The massacres came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an official visit to Nigeria on January 23 and 24, ...

Nigeria: Death Toll Continues To Rise In Attacks On Plateau State Communities

Friday, December 29, 2023
The death toll in coordinated attacks by militia of Fulani ethnicity on communities in Plateau State, central Nigeria between 24 and 25 December continues to rise, with numbers of fatalities ranging from 148 to

Nigeria: Csw Welcomes Letter By Un Experts Regarding Public Lynching Of Christia

Friday, October 27, 2023
Five United Nations (UN) Special Procedure mandate holders have released a

Nigerian Journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha Charged With Cybercrime

Monday, October 23, 2023
Abuja, October 23, 2023 mdash;Authorities in Nigeria should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha, swiftly drop all charges against him, and stop criminalizing the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday. On October 10, police officers arrest ...
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