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PRESS RELEASE: WSCIJ trains 12 female reporters as champions for leadership of women in newsrooms and experts in the news

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has selected twelve female journalists  for the champion building edition of its 2023 Report Women! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship. This fifth edition of the fellowship, which will commence with a three-day residential training from Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th April in Lagos, will build the capacities of the […]

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WSCIJ, CJID to host Twitter spaces on Nigeria media, political leadership and women equity

WSCIJ, CJID to host Twitter spaces on Nigeria media, political leadership and women equity in 2023 elections

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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

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CWPPF condemns attack on journalists observing 2023 Nigeria election

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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

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2023 Report Women Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship, champion building edition, application call opens!

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Nigerian Female journalists (full-time or freelance) with a minimum of three years of experience may apply for the 2023 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship champion building edition, from Wednesday 15 to Friday 3 March 2023. This opportunity, a collaboration between the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the Bill & Melinda Gates

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2023 International Day of Education: Media’s defence of human right of quality education for all

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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

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PRESS RELEASE: Media organisations collaborate on investigative journalism conference and awards

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Leading media organisations will collaborate to host the Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards. The event will include the Amplify In-depth Media Conference and the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The conference will be held physically on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December from 10 am to 2:30 pm WAT and the award

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WSCIJ fixes 10 November for public presentation of Civic Space Guard media monitoring report

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has fixed Thursday, 10 November 2022 for the public presentation of its Civic Space Guard media monitoring report titled ‘Hushed voices and the media’s defence of the civic space’. The report, which assesses civic space infractions in Nigeria as reported in the media over a decade (2012-2022),

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WSCIJ opens its call for applications for the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting on 4 October

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will open the portal to receive entries for the 17th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) from Tuesday 4 October to Monday 24 October 2022 by 4pm. The opportunity, is for professional reporters or team of reporters, whether full-time or freelancers, with published

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Press Release: WSCIJ to present a media justice status report on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, 21 September

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will publicly present a media justice status report on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria on Wednesday 21 September 2022, titled ‘Missing data, missing justice’. The report, which is an activity under its 2021 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) funded by Open Society Foundation

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Coalition request the immediate and unconditional release of Saviour Imukodo and John Adenekan

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The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemns the attack and arrest of Mr Saviour Imukodo by the police on the orders of the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot. On Wednesday, July 27, Mr. Imukodo, a reporter with Premium Times, covering a court proceeding, was first harassed and ushered out of

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Wole Soyinka Centre to hold annual media lecture, publicly launch collaborative media project

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Discussions about the roles of media at the sub-national levels of government will take the centre stage at the 14th edition of the annual Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series themed – ‘Can democracy work without a strong sub-national media?’,  which will hold as a webinar on Wednesday 13 July 2022 by 2pm (WAT). The

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Radio trust will increase as media rights, professionalism, and citizen literacy improve

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Yesterday, Sunday 13 February was another World Radio Day. It was a day to reflect on the importance and impact of radio on the society.  The day was proclaimed in 2011 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and raised to International Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. Radio is

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Coalition condemns attacks on journalists in Nigeria, calls on government to protect media workers

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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

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Press release: Josy Ajiboye, CLEEN Foundation, 14 reporters to be honoured at Wole Soyinka Centre award as insecurity tops stories shortlist

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Josiah Ajiboye, popularly known as Josy Ajiboye, veteran cartoonist and painter, the CLEEN Foundation, and 14 journalists will be honoured at the 16th edition of the annual Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting presentation event scheduled for Thursday, 9 December 2021, at NECA House, Lagos, from 4pm to 6pm. Veteran cartoonist and painter, Josy Ajiboye, will

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Press Release: 14 finalists emerge for the 2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

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The board of judges for the 2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting has selected 14 finalists, five female reporters and nine male,  for the 16th edition of the annual award whose public presentation will be held on Thursday, 9 December 2021, at NECA House, Lagos, from 4pm to 6pm. The judges selected the shortlist from

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Stakeholders charged to engage with reports as they count their gains five years into WSCIJ’s project on basic education and electricity

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Stakeholders at a five-year status update meeting on the Regulators Monitoring Programme (REMOP) on electricity and basic education held Wednesday, 20 October and Thursday, 21 October 2021 respectively by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in Lagos have been urged to engage with stories as a tool for change while they shared the

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Wole Soyinka Centre opens application for 16th investigative reporting award

Press Release: Wole Soyinka Centre opens application for 16th investigative reporting award

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will on Monday, 4th October 2021 open its application portal for interested journalists to apply for the sixteenth edition of the annual Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. Journalists from the print, online, photo, cartoon, television and radio genres with stories published between 4th October 2020 and

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PRESS RELEASE: 2021 Wole Soyinka Media Lecture to focus on securing Nigeria’s unity and wellbeing

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In the light of mounting security challenges, poverty, lack of accountability by government, secession threats, poor economic indices and shrinking civic space in Nigeria, the 2021 Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series scheduled for Tuesday, 13th July 2021 at NECA Hall, Agidingbi, Ikeja Lagos, by 1.00pm (WAT) will focus on the theme – Remaking Nigeria: Towards

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WSCIJ’s free to share initiative trains journalists on COVID-19, data and access to information

WSCIJ’s free to share initiative trains journalists on COVID-19, data and access to information

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has hosted a two-day training, on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th March, to help reporters better investigate critical issues around COVID-19. This came as part of the centre’s response to adequately report the coronavirus pandemic and it’s effect under its Free to share initiative. The training came

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ICYMI: Report Women! fellows shine bright at Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA) 2020

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The coronavirus, no doubt has left a devastating impact on our lives affecting every facet of our livelihood, with some counting their losses and some their gains. As the year 2021 gathers momentum, we reflect on the gains of five alumnae members of our ReportWomen! Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship Programme (FRLP) who thrived amidst the

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