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In a dramatic escalation of a high-profile investigation, Pape Birame Bigue Ndiaye, a journalist with the Senegalese Radio and Television Broadcasting (RTS), was arrested Tuesday while covering a press conference held by the public prosecutor.
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Friday called on the Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders to take urgent measures to revitalize the radio sector in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and some major media and journalism organisations have called on the Nigerian Government and the lawmakers of the National Assembly to urgently intervene to protect the Nigerian press from what they describe as the growing dominance of global digital platforms over the country’s information ecosystem.
The Nigerian telecommunications industry attracted over $1 billion in capital investments in 2025 leading to the deployment of over 2,850 new network sites nationwide.
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the promoting and protecting freedom of expression, media freedom, access to information in Nigeria, says that a total of 86 incidents of attacks against journalists, media houses, and citizens were documented in 2025 and painted a disturbing picture of a deteriorating environment for the freedom of expression in Nigeria.
The Rabat Court of Appeal has postponed the appeal trial of Algerian TikToker Raouf Belkacemi, who was previously sentenced to three months in prison by a lower court.
The Seychelles News Agency (SNA) officially resumed operations on Monday, January 26, 2026, ending a period of inactivity that began in December 2024.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded plans to leverage satellite technology to expand mobile connectivity to an estimated 23.3 million Nigerians living in areas beyond the reach of terrestrial telecommunications networks.
A Lagos-based journalist, Friday Alefia, was released from detention on Friday, December 19, 2025 after 22 days behind bars.
MTN has established itself as leader of mobile Internet in Nigeria for 2025, according to the annual nPerf barometer