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The Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion and Accountability (CMEDIA) project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) was launched on Wednesday 13 July 2022 during the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series. The multi-level project funded by MacArthur Foundation was designed to build a viable and independent media to lead conversations […]

Adaora Onyechere, Executive Director, Gender Strategy Advancement International, has said democracy cannot blossom until the voices of women, girls, and the marginalised are heard. Adaora Onyechere made this assertion as a panellists during the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series. For her, if all voices critical to national development is hushed within the democratic

Media owners and practitioners have been charged to deliberately enhance their capacity with commensurate knowledge to hold the government accountable for their actions by Haruna Mohammed, Co-publisher, WikkiTimes. Mohammed gave this advice while addressing participants at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series. According to Mohammed, knowledgeable journalists are more equipped to shed light

Fisayo Soyombo, Editor-in-Chief of Foundation for Investigative Journalism and Social Justice (FIJ), has charged investigative journalists to stay above board in discharging their duties as the watchdog of society to remain relevant within the media space. He made this call at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held Wednesday 13 July 2022. Soyombo

The dominance of Federal Government activities within the media space at the detriment of subnational issues has been blamed on Nigeria’s worrying underdevelopment. Olaide Oladayo, Deputy Director, MacArthur Foundation Africa Office, made this assertion at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held Wednesday 13 July 2022 while representing Kole Shettima, Director of the

Chiedo Nwankwor, Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), have described the media as the lifeblood of viable democracy and accelerated development at the state and local government levels, and a tool to hold public office holders accountable. Nwankwor stated this at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre

Farooq Kperogi, media scholar and newspaper columnist and Umaru Pate, Professor of media history, among other resource persons led training sessions on journalism practice and journalists’ safety at the WikkiTimes’ capacity building for 30 North East journalists held recently with the aim to sanitise the country’s political landscape. During his session, Kperogi harped on how journalists

Journalists have been charged to tackle environmental degradation and the abandonment of host communities, by exposing the bad practices of mining companies through investigative reports at a three-day capacity building workshop for journalists tagged ‘Government accountability reporting’ held 19-21 May in Abuja by Clearview Television in collaboration with the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism

Kole Shettima, Director, MacArthur Foundation, Africa Office in Nigeria, has warned media proprietors and managers of the dangers inherent in over-dependence on a single source of income, especially from the government. He stated this while addressing heads of 26 media organisations across Nigeria, during an onboarding meeting of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism

21 female reporters across media organisations in Nigeria were inducted as fellows of the Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Thursday 9 June 2022 in Lagos. The 21 reporters were inducted after they participated in months of rigorous training and mentorship, and implemented story

Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Founder and Director of Research and Policy at Spaces for Change (S4C), has blamed the ugly global trend of shrinking civic space to governments’ thirst for power. According to her, the ceaseless attacks on the media by the ruling class were attempts to silence dissenting views and consolidate their hold on power. She

Inibehe Effiong, Principal Counsel at Inibehe Effiong Chambers, has advised Nigerians to challenge the government in courts of competent jurisdiction whenever their rights are violated. The public interest and human rights lawyer said government at various levels institute frivolous charges under the guise of national security and intelligence to suppress the fundamental rights of Nigerians

Benjamin Hundeyin, Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, has called on Nigerians to operate within the ambit of public decency and respect for the rights of others as they demand a more open civic space. Hundeyin argued that the civic space in Nigeria has improved immensely amid calls for protection of fundamental