The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has asked the federal government to stop the growing harassment of journalists and urgently review laws that allow abuse, warning that press freedom in the country has deteriorated sharply.
Speaking at the opening of the 2025 IPI Nigeria Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, IPI Nigeria President Musikilu Mojeed said the media landscape was now under severe strain as attacks on reporters, intimidation of newsrooms and the misuse of security agencies continued across the country.
He noted that Nigeria fell from 112 to 122 in the global press freedom ranking this year, a drop he described as the outcome of “consistent and aggressive repression across states, across platforms, and across newsrooms”.
He said journalists now face monitoring, arbitrary arrest and physical assault for doing their job, including while covering protests, documenting state actions or reporting on elections.
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