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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

Ezekwesili, Ojo, ten journalists to be honoured on World Anti-corruption Day
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Executive Director of the Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo, as well as ten distinguished

Call for application: 2017 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism is calling for applications for the 12th edition of Wole Soyinka Award for

“The Nigerian child is disadvantaged compared to global peers,” say Ezekwesili, Boboyi, Kallon, others
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, Executive Secretary Universal Basic Education, Hamid Bobboyi and United Nations, Humanitarian Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative,

Stakeholders raise red flag on basic education and electricity in Nigeria
Ahead of the 2017 Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series planned to examine the nexus between basic education and electricity on

UBEC, NERC, Others To Focus On Nexus Between Basic Education And Electricity At Soyinka Lecture
Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Anthony Akah, Former Acting Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Edward

Online news platforms shine the beacon at the Wole Soyinka awards
The 11th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting, presentation ceremony, held on world anti-corruption day, Friday 9 December, was unsurprisingly