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IPI to Launch Global Campaign Against Two Governors, Ex-IGP Egbetokun

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2026

The International Press Institute (IPI) has announced plans to launch a global campaign against the governors of Niger and Akwa Ibom states, Mohammed Umaru Bago and Umo Eno, as well as former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over actions it says undermine press freedom in Nigeria.

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IPI Nigeria to Open Press Freedom Hub to Mark World Press Freedom Day

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2026

The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria will commission a new headquarters and Press Freedom Hub in Abuja on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as part of activities marking World Press Freedom Day. Located along Kado Expressway in the nation’s capital, the facility will serve as the organisation’s operational base for defending press freedom and protecting journalists

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Nigerian Press bodies urge FG, NASS to act against big tech threat to information sovereignty

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

– Warn of national security, democratic, and economic risks if journalism continues to weaken Nigeria’s major media and journalism organisations have issued a joint call on the Federal Government and 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 […]

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IPI Nigeria condemns arrest of journalist’s wife, baby, demands accountability

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2025

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has strongly condemned the arrest and detention of Mrs. Adenike Atanda and her nine-month-old baby by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, describing the action as unlawful and a grave abuse of power. In a statement signed by its President, Musikilu Mojeed, and Legal […]

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Tinubu Congratulates DSS DG Ajayi on IPI Press Freedom Award

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi, on his recognition by the Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI) as a champion of press freedom. Ajayi received a commendation award at the IPI Annual Conference held on December 2, 2025, in Abuja, in […]

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DSS Chief Ajayi pledges stronger protection for journalists

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

Commits to Media-Friendly Security Approach The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has reaffirmed his commitment to creating a more enabling and secure environment for journalists and media professionals to carry out their duties across Nigeria. Ajayi made the pledge in a letter addressed to the President of the