Press release

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

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