# Nigeria

Government actions against journalists in Nigeria

[RSF 2026 rank: 112th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). 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

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=NG&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence
- [Secrets and espionage laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=NG&tactic=secrets_and_espionage_laws), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/secrets_and_espionage_laws

## Heads of government at the time

- [Sani Abacha: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/sani-abacha)

## 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1995-nigeria-abacha-journalists-tribunal) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | Eliminate | [Sani Abacha](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/sani-abacha) | Reversed (June 15, 1998) |

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