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Out of a total of the 219 entries received, 15 journalists have emerged as finalists for the 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR). The finalists were selected by the 2024 WSAIR judges which is this year chaired by Stella Din Jacob, Editor-in-Chief and News Director, TVCNews. The winners will be announced at the […]

Tolu Ogunlesi, Managing Partner at WoweMedia and former Special Assistant to Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Digital/New Media, will deliver the keynote on ‘Media credibility, investigative reporting and artificial intelligence’ at the 4th Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference and Awards on Zoom on Sunday 8 and Monday 9, December by 1pm daily. The 19th

Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA) to the president will lead a high-level meeting with leaders of the security sector and other stakeholders on enhancing journalists’ safety and strengthening civic space on Thursday, 21 November 2024, in Abuja. The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will deliver the keynote address at

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will host a conference on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, titled ‘AI, free press, and civic space: Tools, challenges, and future of investigative reporting’ and launch the second edition of its Journalism and Civic Space report, at the Centenary Hall, Ibeto Hotels, Abuja. Speakers will discuss the impact

World Days abound for many good courses. The 2024 World Zero Discrimination Day commemorated recently on the right of every individual to lead a dignified and productive life  and today’s International Women’s Day (IWD) for instance serve as opportunity for the news media, civil society organisations, international bodies, and government agencies to make intervention on

The board of judges for the 2023 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) has selected 11 finalists for the award’s 18th edition. Meanwhile, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has enlisted over 40 speakers for the Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference that will precede the award event by 9 am daily on

As part of efforts to engage stakeholders on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), in collaboration with the Women’s Optimum Development Foundation (WODEF),  will host conversations for 16 days on X Spaces (formerly Twitter), from Saturday, 25 November to Sunday, 10 December 2023, at 4pm daily. The online event,

Dapo Olorunyomi, veteran investigative journalist, and serial journalism founder will headline and give the keynote address at the 2023 edition of the Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference & Awards scheduled to take place on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 December 2023, at Abuja Continental Hotel (former Sheraton) in Abuja. Daily sessions will commence at 9am

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with seventeen other media partners is set to host the 2023 edition of the Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards in Abuja on December 8 and 9, 2023. A statement released by the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the WSCIJ, Mrs Motunrayo Alaka, at the weekend said

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will commemorate the 2023 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists with its WSCIJ Journalism & Society Conversations, scheduled for Thursday, 2 November, at 11am. The central theme of the conversation to be hosted on X (formerly Twitter) will be “Combating impunity and ensuring journalists’

The 2023 theme for the International Day of the Girl Child, ‘Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being,’ underscores the urgent need to increase investment in girls’ education, health, violence prevention programmes and overall well-being to protect their rights and support them to maximise leadership opportunities. According to a 2022 UNICEF report, 6 million

To mark Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is hosting a special edition of its Journalism & Society Conversations event on X (Twitter) on Sunday, 1 October 2023, from 5:00pm to  6:30pm (WAT). The theme of the event, ‘Nigeria at 63: What hope for media independence?’ will be discussed by

To commemorate the 2023 International Day for Access to Information, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will host a Visual Realities Media Summit on Thursday, 28 September 2023, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (WAT). The summit will feature experts discussing the theme, ‘Online space, access to information, and capturing social realities,’ with

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State to immediately discontinue the harassment and intimidation of journalists in the State, saying the ongoing attacks on the media by his government in violation of the constitution amount to a breach of the oath he took on becoming Governor just two months ago, particularly

The board of trustees and management of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) join the global community to mourn the loss of Lai Oso, the stellar professor of Mass Communication. A long-time supporter of our work at the WSCIJ, Professor Oso served on the faculty of many of our training programmes and was