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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

Good governance, common grounds critical to ‘sheathing the drawn daggers’— Gambari
Speaking at the tenth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held in Lagos on Friday 13 July in commemoration of

Don decries government response to conflicts, says cattle ranches unnecessary
Mnguember Vicky-Sylvester, Professor of Literature and Gender Studies at the University of Abuja, has faulted the lax way security agents

Understand conflict or set Nigeria ablaze, media veteran warns media
Eugenia Abu, former Executive Director of Programmes, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) has warned the media in Nigeria to be wary

Pate blames violence in the Northeast, middle belt on collapse of Local Government system, radio system
Umaru Pate, Pioneer Dean, Faculty of Communication, Bayero University, Kano blamed the Boko Haram conflict and other conflicts in the

Beware of war, Pate tells journalists
Speaking at the tenth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held in Lagos on Friday 13 July, in commemoration of

Abbah tasks government on conflict management
At the tenth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held in Lagos on Friday 13 July, in commemoration of the

Gambari charges media on investigative reporting of conflict
At the tenth Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held in Lagos on Friday 13 July, in commemoration of the

13th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting opens for entries
The 13th Edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting is now open for entries from Nigerian professional journalists

Gambari calls for an end to “the audacity of hypocrisy” of Nigerian leaders to tackle conflicts
Ibrahim Gambari, former Minister for External Affairs and erstwhile United Nations Under-Secretary General, has called for an end to what

Gambari, others to speak on conflict reporting at the 10th Wole Soyinka Centre Lecture
Amidst mounting concerns on the unleash of violence and conflicts in some parts of Nigeria and the media coverage of same, Ibrahim Gambari,

WSCIJ, editors meet to boost reportage of oil and gas in Nigeria
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) held an editors’ roundtable on Friday 4 May 2018 in Lagos to

Yusuf emerges 2017 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist as Ezekwesili, Ojo, others receive honours
Adekunle Yusuf of The Nation Newspaper has emerged the Investigative Journalist of the year at the 12th edition of the

Wole Soyinka to give keynote address at Award for Investigative Reporting
Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka will be giving the keynote address at the 2017 award presentation event