Country
Nigeria
Government actions against journalists in Nigeria
RSF 2026 rank: 112th of 180. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
Nigeria is in Western Africa, Africa. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Nigeria, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
1995
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Nigeria's military government convicts journalists by special tribunal over coup-plot reporting | Detention and violence | Eliminate | Sani Abacha | Reversed (15 June 1998) |
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