Civic Space Guard

Security agencies, news media, civil society, lawyers and other stakeholders agreed on the urgent need to collaborate to safeguard journalists and civic space to improve democracy and Nigeria’s international image. This was the consensus at the high-level meeting organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Thursday, 21 November 2024 in Abuja. […]

On Wednesday, 30 October 2024, at the Centenary Hall, Ibeto Hotels, Apo, Abuja, by 10am, the 2024 Civic Space Guard Conference of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), free press, civic space and the future of investigative journalism. Speakers – Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Nigeria

The Civic Space Guard report on media monitoring report, which analysed 150 stories across 10 years (2012-2022) confirmed that state actors, especially representatives of the police, often infringe on civil liberties and journalists are the most targeted for such attacks. Stakeholders at the public presentation of the report by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative

Debo Adedayo ‘Mr Macaroni’, a Nigerian comic skit maker and actor, spoke on the continued attacks of Nigerians and the media by the Nigerian government for making dissenting opinions at the event. Adedayo said the growing culture of attacking dissenting opinions stemmed from a place of arrogance by the ruling class to silence dissenting voices.

Olukunle Akinrinade, Head, Weekend Crime Desk of The Nation, has said that Nigerians resort to the use of social media as an alternative means of expression in a highly militarised civic space. Akinrinade stated this as a panellist at the Civic Space Guard Conference. The 2021 WSCIJ-Nigerian investigative reporter asserted that the state had no

Stakeholders at the Civic Space Guard Conference themed ‘Hushed voices and the media’s defence of the civic space’, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), have advised Nigerians to see the duty of civic space protection as their inalienable rights and a collective responsibility. While declaring the MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Initiative

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) under its Civic Space Guard project aims to fortify the position of the media as the protector of civic space. This multi-pronged project serves as a channel for conversations, support for reporters who defend the civic space, and engagement with stakeholders towards improving the robustness of the civic