Reuben Abati Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

A man holds a flag in support of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan at a campaign rally in Ikeja district in Lagos February 3. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye)

Nigeria should allow international journalists entry to cover elections

February 3, 2015 1:32 PM EST

Abuja, Nigeria, February 3, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Nigerian authorities to ensure that international journalists are allowed access to cover the country’s elections this month.

Nigeria re-files charges against Leadership journalists

June 27, 2013 4:59 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, June 27, 2013–Nigerian authorities should stop the legal harassment of journalists in connection with a critical story about President Goodluck Jonathan’s political plans, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A reporter and editor for the Nigerian daily Leadership, and a representative of the Leadership parent company, were arraigned in court today and…

Nigeria’s impunity ranking: The facts don’t lie

May 3, 2013 5:35 PM EDT

Nigeria’s press freedom record is on the decline. For the first time since 2008, when CPJ began publishing its annual Impunity Index, Nigeria has made the list of the “worst nations in the world for deadly, unpunished violence against the press.”