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Ethics takes centre stage at maiden ‘Time-out with Journalists’
It was an evening of fun at the maiden ‘Time-out with Journalists’ held on Thursday, 28th March 2019 at the

Friends and Associates memoralise Professor Pius Adesanmi
Friends and associates of the late Professor Pius Adesanmi organised a candlelight event at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota in

Curtains drawn on the 2018 Female Reporters Leadership Programme
Nineteen female journalists were, on Tuesday, 5 February 2019, confirmed as fellows at the 2018 edition of the Report Women!

2018 Human Rights Day: Professor Wole Soyinka, WSCIJ, Others Participate in Worldwide Reading for Freedom of the Press and in Memory of Jamal Khashoggi on the 70th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights
On December 10, 1948, 70 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was announced by the United Nations General

2018 Human Rights Day: Professor Wole Soyinka decries rising cases of stolen identities
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Monday in Lagos decried the rising cases of stolen human identities, highlighting the allegation

Group condemns suspects’ parade
A group of civil society organisations made up of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), BudgIT Civic Hive

Momoh, Adio, 12 journalists honoured as stakeholders emphasise threats to journalism
At the Wole Soyinka Awards for Investigative Reporting on Sunday, December 9, 2018, emphasis was placed on the dangers journalists

Honour for John Momoh, Waziri Adio, 12 journalists at Thirteenth Wole Soyinka Award
John Momoh, the Chairman of Channels Media Group, owners of Channels Television; Waziri Adio, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria

WSCIJ welcomes eight student interns
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 welcomed eight undergraduates from three Nigerian universities

U.S Consulate Public Affairs chief pays visit to WSCIJ
The new Public Affairs Officer at the United States Consulate General Lagos, Russell Brooks, paid a courtesy visit to the

Report Women Network inaugurated, moves to change the face of leadership in media
Report Women Network, the alumni body of the Report Women! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship programme has been inaugurated.

Media professionals engage students on investigative journalism
As part of the Pro-Engage Campus edition of the Regulators Monitoring Programme (REMOP), the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism

Female journalists set for leadership in the media
Female reporters were equipped to take leadership roles in the newsroom, at the 2018 edition of the Report Women! Female

Female journalists meet to change the gender narratives in the extractives
On Friday, 7 September 2018, female journalists with experience and interest in the Nigerian extractive sector met at Shoregate Hotel,

18 journalists trained on visual storytelling
No fewer than eighteen photojournalists were trained on the art of visual storytelling at a workshop organised by the Wole