US EditionPress Freedom Day: Attacks on Journalists Weakening Accountability - SERAP, NGE
The groups said attacks on journalists have fueled corruption and misinformation, and called for investigations, prosecutions and remedies for victims.
- On Saturday, The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigeria Guild urged President Tinubu's administration and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to guarantee press freedom and address rising insecurity.
- The erosion of media independence worsens governance challenges, SERAP and the Nigeria Guild warned, citing increasing threats to journalists in northern Nigeria, including Benue, Plateau, Borno, Sokoto, and Kwara states.
- Protecting journalists is essential for "Shaping a Future of Peace," the 2026 UNESCO theme for World Press Freedom Day, the groups emphasized, citing Sections 22 and 39 of the Nigerian Constitution.
- The organizations called for transparent, independent investigations into human rights abuses and urged the government to invite mandate holders from the United Nations Human Rights Council and the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights for fact-finding missions.
- Appealing to the international community to sustain pressure on authorities, the groups urged the National Assembly to convene a public hearing on insecurity to adopt long-term, rights-based approaches.
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Editors, SERAP urge FG to safeguard press freedom, tackle...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged the administration of President Tinubu, alongside state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, to guarantee press freedom and take urgent steps to address rising insecurity and human rights violations across the country. In a joint statement issued on Saturday ahead of World Press Freedom Day, the groups warned tha…
Press Freedom Day: Attacks on journalists weakening accountability - SERAP, NGE
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, have urged the Federal Government to ensure more press freedom and adequate protection of journalists. The groups made the call at a joint news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, to mark the World Press Freedom Day celebrated annually on May 3. The joint news conference was addressed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, and NGE Secretary, …
Protect journalists, tackle insecurity, SERAP, NGE urge Tinubu, govs
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World Press Freedom Day: SERAP, NGE urge government to protect journalists, end insecurity and impunity in Nigeria
As the international community marks World Press Freedom Day, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on “the government of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to urgently ensure press freedom, protect journalists, and bring an end to the escalating insecurity and widespread human rights violations across sever…
SERAP, NGE Demand Stronger Protection for Journalists, Urge Action Against Insecurity and Impunity - Lagos Television
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the Federal Government, state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to urgently protect journalists and address rising insecurity and human rights violations across parts of northern Nigeria, including Benue, Borno, Kwara, Plateau, and Sokoto states....
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