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PRESS RELEASE: Wole Soyinka Centre marks 15th award edition with conference on media repression
‘Masked, not silenced’ is the theme as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, WSCIJ marks the 15th anniversary of
Ten more reporters commissioned for COVID-19 reporting
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has on Wednesday, 12 November 2020 commissioned ten additional journalists under its
African media urged to collaborate for impact
Media organisations on the African continent have been urged to collaborate for more impact. The charge came at a session
WSCIJ trains 13 journalists on gender and COVID-19 reporting
Thirteen journalists have been trained to report the connection between gender and COVID-19 under the COVID-19 Reality Check project implemented
WSCIJ’s director, three others proffer solutions to the challenges of investigative journalism in Africa
The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative, Motunrayo Alaka, and three other speakers at the
PRESS RELEASE: Journalists to submit entries online as Wole Soyinka Award focuses on SDGs and Covid-19
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will accept all entries for its annual award for investigative reporting online
Experts raise concern over access to information in Africa during COVID-19
Ahead of the International Day for Universal Access to Information on Monday, speakers at a webinar organised by the Free Press Unlimited have
Identity data critical for national planning, resource allocation – Onigbinde
Oluseun Onigbinde, Co-Founder and Director of BudgIT Foundation, has championed the need for data on the identity of citizens in
Dan-Ali condemns public relations in media reportage, calls for storytelling with data
A former Editor-in-Chief of Daily Trust Newspaper, Mannir Dan-Ali, has condemned what he described as the ‘capture of the Nigerian
Kale calls for improvement in the Nigeria’s data landscape
In assessing the status of the current data landscape in Nigeria, Yemi Kale, Statistician General of the Federation and Chief
Coordinated national statistical system key to production of reliable, quality data — Alaba
The need to coordinate the national statistical system, especially for the production of reliable and high quality data, was stressed
Shettima calls attention to media sustainability, proposes data dashboard for development planning
Kole Shettima, Director of the Africa Office for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, has urged the media
18 more reporters commissioned under WSCIJ’s COVID-19 Reality Check Project
Eighteen more reporters have been commissioned under the COVID-19 Reality Check Project designed and implemented by the Wole Soyinka Centre
WSCIJ releases photo books on the state of basic education and electricity in Nigeria
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has released two photo books on the challenges with basic education and
Stakeholders push for accurate, relevant data as Soyinka turns 86
The usefulness of data for effective policy making, meaningful resource allocation and efficient public service delivery was the highlight of
