Press release

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

Ropo Sekoni, Board Chair of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ); Toun Okewale-Sonaiya, Chief Executive Officer of Women Radio WFM 91.7; Balarabe Ilelah, Director General of the National Broadcasting Corporation and Adedoja Allen, Managing Director/CEO, City 105.1FM alongside eight other distinguished speakers, are set to lead the 15th edition of the Wole Soyinka

Representatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and journalists will appraise the safety of journalists during the 2023 general elections at the April edition of Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Twitter Spaces billed for Thursday, 20 April between 11:00 am and 12:30 noon. This virtual engagement will provide a healthy

Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will discuss “Nigeria media, political leadership, and women equity” on Twitter spaces to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day (#IWD23) on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. In line with this year’s IWD theme: #EmbraceEquity, the event will

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has denounced the arrest of Haruna Muhammed, the publisher of WikkiTimes, while he was covering the 2023 General elections in Duguri, Bauchi state. Mr Muhammed is currently being held at the Police Headquarters in Bauchi state, and the CWPPF is calling for his immediate release. According

According to former South African president, Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Today, the world marked the 2023 International Day of Education themed ‘Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility’. It presented an opportunity for the Nigerian media to rededicate

The Coalition of Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom again condemns the continuous attack on journalists in Nigeria and call on the government to protect all media workers in the country. On the 1st of February, suspected hoodlums reportedly attacked workers of Channels and Arise TV at the TinCan Airport Apapa while recording the gridlock on