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WSCIJ’s AIM Conference and Wole Soyinka Award to address impact of emerging technologies on Nigerian journalism
The 4th Amplify In-depth Media Conference (AIM Conference) and 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting of the Wole Soyinka Centre

PRESS RELEASE: WSCIJ to host conference on AI, investigative journalism, set to launch 2023 civic space report
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will host a conference on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, titled ‘AI, free

Jeyifo to deliver keynote at 16th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture to mark Soyinka’s 90th birthday
Biodun Jeyifo, Professor Emeritus of English, Cornell University, and of Comparative Literature and African and African American Studies, Harvard University,

WSCIJ mourns renowned journalist and women’s rights advocate, Rotimi Sankore
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is saddened by the passing of Rotimi Sankore on Friday, 12 April

Making annual international days celebration count, International Women’s Day (IWD) and other updates
World Days abound for many good courses. The 2024 World Zero Discrimination Day commemorated recently on the right of every

PRESS RELEASE: 11 finalists emerge for 2023 WSAIR as over 40 speakers are confirmed for the AIM Conference
The board of judges for the 2023 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) has selected 11 finalists for the

PRESS RELEASE: 16-day of Activism: WSCIJ, WODEF host daily virtual media conversations to combat SGBV
As part of efforts to engage stakeholders on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism

Dapo Olorunyomi, veteran investigative journalist, and serial founder, to headline the 2023 Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference & Awards
Dapo Olorunyomi, veteran investigative journalist, and serial journalism founder will headline and give the keynote address at the 2023 edition

Investigative Media Conference and Awards hold in Abuja in December
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with seventeen other media partners is set to host the 2023 edition

WSCIJ to mark 2023 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists with conversation on safety
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will commemorate the 2023 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against

UPDATED: Wole Soyinka Centre invites applications on reporting local issues from journalism students from tertiary institutions in Lagos
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites applications from mass communication or journalism students of Lagos-based tertiary institutions for training on

Press Release: WSCIJ urges joint action to protect girls’ rights in Nigeria amid global concerns
The 2023 theme for the International Day of the Girl Child, ‘Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being,’ underscores

Nwogwugwu, Shuaib, Arogundade, Mbamalu, Abdulaziz, Bakare-Yusuf to discuss media independence as Nigeria clocks 63
To mark Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is hosting a special edition of

PRESS RELEASE: Wole Soyinka Centre to host Visual Realities Media Summit on International Day for Access to Information
To commemorate the 2023 International Day for Access to Information, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will host

Coalition calls for the immediate release of Damilola Ayeni, a Nigerian journalist wrongfully arrested and labelled a ‘jihadist’ in Benin Republic
6th September 2023 – The Coalition of Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF), is gravely concerned about the wrongful arrest and detention of