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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate release of Daily Trust staff arrested in Maiduguri by armed soldiers and urged the Nigerian military...
Soldiers Shut Daily Trust Offices, Arrest Editor, Reporter
Armed soldiers yesterday invaded Daily Trust’s regional office in Maiduguri, Borno State, and arrested its editor, Uthman Abubakar, and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab.
The armed...
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EU-SDGN Newsletter 4
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The Federal Government has lamented fake news and hate speech in the country, saying they are the biggest threats to the 2019 general elections.
The...
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For the third consecutive year at least 251 journalists are behind bars for their work, as authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to silence dissent,...
ECOWAS Court Bars NBC From Censorship Of Political Broadcasts
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The federal government has reassured that there is no plan by any of its agencies to restrict Nigerians from accessing the social media.
The minister...
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