Journalists

Journalists in Nigeria who do not hold journalism or media-related degrees may face up to two years in jail or a fine of N200,000 if a new bill in the…

As lawmakers resume plenary on Tuesday, journalists who cover proceedings have been denied access into the complex from covering the proceedings. At the first and second gates, journalists were harassed…

The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Gidado Yushau and an award-winning campus journalist, Alfred Olufemi before a magistrate court in Ilorin, Kwara…

A bill seeking to regulate social media in the country has passed first reading at the Senate. The bill entitled, ‘protection from internet falsehood and manipulations bill, 2019’ is sponsored…

The Clerk of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, Umar Kabir, on Friday chased PREMIUM TIMES’ reporter and other online journalists out of a hearing room at the National Assembly.…

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending…

Journalists across the country have been barred from continued coverage of the ongoing induction programme for newly-elected and returning governors. The journalists were refused entry into the state house conference…

An Australian man on Friday was charged by police after allegedly abusing a journalist and punching a photographer at a controversial right-wing senator’s campaign launch for upcoming Australian federal election.…

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Ghanaian investigative Journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, Musa Mohammed a family member said on Thursday. Hussein-Suale had helped to expose a massive corruption scandal, in the…

No fewer than 1,100 journalists have been murdered in over a decade, the UN has said. In 2018 alone, at least 88 journalists have been killed, according to the UN.…