Umaru Pate, Pioneer Dean, Faculty of Communication, Bayero University, Kano blamed the Boko Haram conflict and other conflicts in the north-eastern part of the country on the collapse of the local government system and the radio system in the country. Pate made this observation while discussing at the tenth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series […]
Speaking at the tenth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held in Lagos on Friday 13 July, in commemoration of the 84th birthday of Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Umaru Pate, Pioneer Dean, Faculty of Communication, Bayero University, Kano, has told journalists to be wary of preparing the country for war through
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At the tenth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held in Lagos on Friday 13 July, in commemoration of the 84th birthday of Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Joe Abah, Nigeria Country Director, DAI Global, has called on government to address the various conflicts in the country. Abah, who was Director-General of
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites entries from Lagos-based professional photojournalists with interest in the subjects…
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(A leadership training and mentorship programme) Tentative Training dates: Monday 1 to Saturday 6 October 2018 The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites entries from female Nigerian professional journalists who have a passion for ethical journalism, are committed to excellent professional media practice, possess great ideas to lead dynamic improvements on the practice
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Ibrahim Gambari, former Minister for External Affairs and erstwhile United Nations Under-Secretary General, has called for an end to what he calls, “the audacity of hypocrisy” of the Nigerian ruling class. The Nigerian scholar and diplomat, made this call at the tenth anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held in Lagos on
Amidst mounting concerns on the unleash of violence and conflicts in some parts of Nigeria and the media coverage of same, Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar, diplomat and former Minister for External Affairs, will lead conversations to discuss the issues at the Tenth Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series billed to hold on Friday, 13 July 2018 at NECA House, Alausa, Lagos, by 10am with the theme, “Sheathing the drawn
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites entries from Nigerian professional journalists (full-time or freelance) with experience and or interest in reporting basic education OR electricity, from the print, online, broadcast and photography specialties, to the deep-dive course on improved reporting of basic education and electricity issues under its Regulators Monitoring Programme (REMOP).
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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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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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Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, Executive Secretary Universal Basic Education, Hamid Bobboyi and United Nations, Humanitarian Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative, Edward Kallon, along with other speakers, at the 2017 Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series and launch of the Regulators Monitoring Programme (REMOP), held in Abuja yesterday, agree that the Nigerian child is at a disadvantage,
Ahead of the 2017 Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series planned to examine the nexus between basic education and electricity on Thursday 13 July at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, participants at a two-day stakeholders meeting held in Lagos on Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 July, for the Regulators’ Monitoring Programme (REMOP) for basic education and
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Stakeholders have committed to taking up the task of creating an enabling environment for the development of cartooning in the Nigerian news media. This move occurred at the launch of the Art of the Cartoon: Imaging social realities programme, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, WSCIJ, which held on Friday 2 December,
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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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Speakers at the 8th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series have charged the Nigerian Government on the need to ensure an inclusive, simplified and automated tax regime in the country. The lead speaker, Adebimpe Balogun, who was the first female president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), stated that the problem of
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Owanari Bobmanuel Duke, Chairman, Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria has called for advocacy and action on gender parity. She made the call [on Tuesday, 15 March at a symposium hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the Centre for Black and African Art and Culture (CBAAC) in Lagos focused
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To redress the imbalance in the ratio of women to men in media organisations in the country, media owners and managers have been urged to ensure gender parity in their newsrooms. The call was made on Friday during a tweet chat organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism to commemorate the International Women’s
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The 2015 Wole Soyinka Centre Annual Media Lecture, delivered by Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, OFR Governor of Kaduna State, 13 July 2015. PROTOCOLS There is every danger that addressing a topic like this might yield another exercise in vain lamentation when what our country needs to do is take and give effect to rational decisions
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