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The need to collaborate, include marginalised voices, amplify stories and sustain the engagement of the 26 media organisations of the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) were some of the highlights of the meeting between WSCIJ and CMEDIA partners on Friday 19

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is thrilled to announce that journalists may submit their entries for the 18th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) from Wednesday 4 October to Tuesday 24 October 2023 by 4pm. The award welcomes entries from Nigerian reporters, individuals or teams and full-time or freelancers, who have published stories in the Nigerian news media directly

Collaboration and financial independence are necessary ingredients for a resilient media capable of contributing to nation-building and holding power to account. These were views of panellists during Day Two of the 15th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). Laying the foundation for the robust virtual discussion that

Experts from media, development sector and government have emphasised the importance of professionalism and stakeholder coalition in establishing a sustainable media landscape during the June edition of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ)’s Journalism & Society Twitter Spaces to mark the 2023 Democracy Day. The panellists – Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of Premium Times; Stella Din-Jacob, Director

With the dawn of a new administration, the clarion call for a free press in Nigeria grows louder. However, the WSCIJ 2022 media monitoring report of civic space infractions across ten years (2012-2022) showed journalists as primary victims of violent attacks by state and non-state actors. The 2023 World Press Freedom Index corroborates this as it ranked

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites applications from media organisations to participate in its House-to-House on investigative journalism desk under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (CMEDIA) project. House-to-House initiative seeks to create investigative reporting desks where they do not exist and strengthen existing ones. The engagement will entail

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) in partnership with The Canada Fund for Local Initiative (CLFI) will be hosting a one-day stakeholders meeting tagged ‘Elections 2023: Security, Media, and Safety symposium’. Stakeholders will converge on Abuja to discuss how journalists engage security personnel and political parties regarding the protection of the Nigerian press.

Time Out with Journalists is a quarterly film viewing and networking event where journalists and reporters from various media platforms come together in a relaxed atmosphere to share key lesson points from movies in order to enhance a more productive and impactful newsroom. The third and end of the year edition of Time Out with