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Wole Soyinka Centre takes Investigative Journalism desk advocacy to media houses

In a bid to contribute to addressing the dearth of the culture of investigative reporting in Nigeria and globally, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has initiated the House-to-House project under its Pro-Engage Series programme. House-to-House, done in partnership with the British High Commission, is conceived as an investigative reporting desk advocacy programme. It […]

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Wole Soyinka Centre honours Journalists, others on World Anti-Corruption Day

Fifteen journalists joined the list of finalists for the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting at the award presentation ceremony on Tuesday 9 December 2014 in Lagos. Of the fifteen, eight have earned themselves the honour of being called Soyinka Laureates, four made the runners-up list and three were commended for their efforts. The winners

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SERAP, Ademola Osinubi and others to receive Wole Soyinka Award

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will tomorrow honour the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), headed by Mr Tokunbo Mumuni and Mr Ademola Osinubi, Managing Director of The Punch Newspapers with its honorary Anti-corruption defender award and lifetime award for journalistic excellence respectively. These as well as merit awards will be presented

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Wole Soyinka Centre calls for 2014 award entries

The ninth edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting opens for submission of entries on Saturday October 4, 2014. This is happening as the 2013 winners return from a one-week study tour to the United Kingdom which spanned from Monday 29 September to Friday 3 October, 2014. The international exposure included classes at

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Stakeholders plan to increase media coverage of girls and women

Leaders of civil society organisations and media editors were united on the need to increase and improve the reportage of girls and women rights as human rights in Nigeria as they gathered on Thursday 7 August, 2014 in Lagos for the Report Women! stakeholders’ inception meeting organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism

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Wole Soyinka Centre set to increase Investigative Reporting of Girls and Women

In view of the need to increase and improve the reportage of girls and women in the Nigerian media, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has launched the “Report Women!” project. Report Women! is a collaborative effort between the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the Centre planned to focus on major issues of access and

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Media and Civil liberties when the clouds of fear gather

Concerned Nigerians from various walks of life were present at the fourth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held at the NECA Hall, Lagos to listen to the lecture and discuss the theme – ‘Media and civil liberties when the clouds of fear gather’ on Friday 13 July, 2012 towards contributing to the resolution of

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Wole Soyinka Centre honours seven outstanding journalists

The award presentation ceremony of the Sixth Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting which held on Friday 9 December 2011 at the NECA Hall Lagos saw the honouring of seven journalists for the merits awards and two individuals for the honorary awards. In the photo category, Adeparusi Oluyinka of National Mirror Newspaper took the lead

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Re-evaluating Local Governance in Nigeria: What responsibilities for the media

The third outing of the lecture programme was a continuation of honouring the contributions of Prof. Wole Soyinka to humanity with the media lecture series holding on July 13. The theme of the lecture, Re-evaluating Local Governance in Nigeria: What responsibilities for the media, was even more critical at the moment as it came at

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Narrating the Nigerian story: the challenges for the media

In 2009, the WSCIJ commemorated the 75th anniversary of Professor Wole Soyinka with the media lecture series by starting a tradition of holding the lecture event on July 13, his birthday. Dr. Olatunji Dare, an Associate Professor of Journalism at Bradley University, Peoria Illinois USA and a former editorial page editor of The Guardian Newspaper

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Media Intervention and Electoral Reform: Acts, Practice and Praxis: A comparative reflection

Media Intervention and Electoral Reform: Acts, Practice and Praxis: A comparative reflection was the theme of the maiden edition of the Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture series which was conceived and held first in 2008 as a platform for discourse on current issues particular to the Nigerian media and the role the media could play

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