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13 reporters, Osinbajo, Smart-Cole, Amnesty for Wole Soyinka Award

13 reporters, Osinbajo, Smart-Cole, Amnesty for Wole Soyinka Award

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Thirteen journalists from print, online, television, radio, photo, and editorial cartoon categories have been shortlisted for the 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism. Similarly, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Amnesty International and veteran photojournalist, Sunmi Smart-Cole, have been nominated to receive honorary awards at the 14th edition of the initiative, which will hold at NECA […]

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Criteria: 14th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

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Overall, judges will be looking for ethical reporting courage, individual creativity and public benefit ELIGIBILITY The Award is open to any Nigerian professional reporter or team of reporters (full time or freelancing), 18-years and above, who have published stories either online, in print, or through electronic media primarily targeted at and received by a Nigerian

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Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, 2018 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalists of the Year (left) receiving his award from Femi Falana, human rights lawyer during the 13th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting at NECA House, Alausa in Lagos.

Momoh, Adio, 12 journalists honoured as stakeholders emphasise threats to journalism

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At the Wole Soyinka Awards for Investigative Reporting on Sunday, December 9, 2018, emphasis was placed on the dangers journalists are exposed to while discharging their functions, just as John Momoh, the Chairman of Channels Media Group, owners of Channels Television; Waziri Adio, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI); and

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Honour for John Momoh, Waziri Adio, 11 journalists at Thirteenth Wole Soyinka Award

Honour for John Momoh, Waziri Adio, 12 journalists at Thirteenth Wole Soyinka Award

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John Momoh, the Chairman of Channels Media Group, owners of Channels Television; Waziri Adio, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI); and 12 distinguished journalists will be honoured at the award presentation event of the 2018 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting which will hold at the main hall of NECA

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Criteria: 13th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

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ELIGIBILITY The Award is open to any Nigerian professional reporter or team of reporters (full time or freelancers), 18-years and above, who have published stories either online, in print, or through electronic media primarily targeted at and received by a Nigerian audience. CATEGORIES Print Radio Television Photography Online Editorial cartoon CRITERIA The main criterion for

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13th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting opens for entries

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The 13th Edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting is now open for entries from Nigerian professional journalists or team of journalists, full-time or part-time, with stories published between 4th October 2017 and 3rd October 2018. An annual event of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), the award, seeks to honour

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Adekunle Yusuf receiving is award from Prof Wole Soyinka

Yusuf emerges 2017 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist as Ezekwesili, Ojo, others receive honours

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Adekunle Yusuf of The Nation Newspaper has emerged the Investigative Journalist of the year at the 12th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting just as Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, Edetaen Ojo, the Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda,as well as nine other outstanding journalists were honoured. The event which was

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Jega, Oloyede, others for tenth Wole Soyinka Awards

Wole Soyinka to give keynote address at Award for Investigative Reporting

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Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka will be giving the keynote address at the 2017 award presentation event of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting scheduled to hold on the World Anti-Corruption day, Saturday, 9 December 2017, at the NECA House, Alausa, Lagos, by 4pm. At the event, Wole Soyinka will present

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Ezekwesili, Ojo, ten journalists to be honoured on World Anti-corruption Day

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A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Executive Director of the Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo, as well as ten distinguished journalists have been shortlisted for the 12th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting scheduled to hold on the World Anti-Corruption day, Saturday, 9 December 2017, at the NECA House, Alausa, Lagos, by

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Call for application: 2017 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism is calling for applications for the 12th edition of Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. Nigerian journalists or team of journalists, full or part-time, with stories published between 4th October 2016 and 3rd October 2017, can apply for opportunity. This award seeks to honour journalism works from the

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Criteria: 2017 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

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ELIGIBILITY The Award is open to any Nigerian professional reporter or team of reporters (full time or freelancers), 18-years and above, who have published stories either online, in print, or through electronic media primarily targeted at and received by a Nigerian audience. CATEGORIES Print Radio Television Photography Online Editorial cartoon CRITERIA The main criterion for

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Online news platforms shine the beacon at the wole soyinka awards

Online news platforms shine the beacon at the Wole Soyinka awards

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The 11th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting, presentation ceremony, held on world anti-corruption day, Friday 9 December, was unsurprisingly dominated by the online news platforms. This point was highlighted by the Chair of the Judges’ Board, Lai Oso, Professor of Mass Communications, at the Lagos State University School of Communications during the event. According

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Kabiru Yusuf, PPDC and others to receive Wole Soyinka Award

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Kabiru Abdullahi Yusuf, the Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Trust Media Limited and the Public and Private Development Centre, PPDC, a non-governmental organisation, will be honored with the Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence and Anti-corruption Defender Award respectively at the Eleventh Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting presentation ceremony, scheduled for Friday

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Wole Soyinka with 2015 Award Winners

Call for Entries: Wole Soyinka Centre set to select 2016 best investigative reporter

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The call for application towards the selection of the 2016 best investigative reporter as part of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting opens on Tuesday 4 October.  Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in its invitation for entries requests Nigerian journalists or team of journalists, full or part-time, with stories published between 4th

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Wole Soyinka with 2015 Award Winners

Criteria: 11th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

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ELIGIBILITY The Award is open to any Nigerian professional reporter or team of reporters (full time or freelancers), 18years and above, who have produced a published story whether through print or electronic media (television; radio or online) primarily targeted at and received by a Nigerian audience. CATEGORIES Print Radio Television Photography Online Editorial Cartoon CRITERIA

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Soyinka decries arbitrary use of terror by security forces as centre turns ten

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Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate and human rights activist, has called on the Muhammadu Buhari led government to move swiftly to end the recurrence of arbitrary use of force on civilians by security forces, especially representatives of the Nigerian Army. The call was one of the major highlights of the keynote remark made by Soyinka at

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Jega, Oloyede, others for tenth Wole Soyinka Awards

Jega, Oloyede, others for tenth Wole Soyinka Awards

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Attahiru Jega, erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Professor of Political Science, who played an outstanding role in the success of the 2015 elections and veteran broadcaster, Bimbo Oloyede, will be honoured with the Anti-Corruption Defender Award and the Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence, respectively, at the decade anniversary of the

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Twelve finalists emerge as Wole Soyinka Centre marks tenth award anniversary

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Twelve journalists have emerged as finalists for the 2015 edition and tenth anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The shortlist includes Fisayo Soyombo of The Cable, Adekunle Yusuf of The Nation, Chukwuemeka Emenike of The New Telegraph, Sumner Sambo of Television Continental, Motunrayo Joel and Adedayo Odusanya of The Punch, Ikechukwu Ibe

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Call for Application: 10 Years! 10 Sponsorships!

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Apply to attend the award presentation ceremony for the Tenth Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) calls for application from Nigerian and African investigative reporters to secure sponsorship to attend the decade anniversary of its investigative reporting award presentation ceremony holding on Wednesday 9 December 2015 in

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10th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting Call for Entries is out

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites entries from Nigerian reporters for the 10th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting from the 4th of October 2015. The award programme, true to its tradition, will honour works that involve reporting on public and or corporate corruption, human rights abuses or on the failure of

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