To better improve the culture of investigative reporting in newsrooms of media houses across Nigeria, 46 journalists at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) were participated in an initial orientation session on the need for investigative reporting desks by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). During WSCIJ’s visit to the agency’s Lagos office …
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism as part of its Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion and Accountability will on Monday 28 November launch its 2022 House to House project with focus on investigative journalism desk with a visit to the News Agency of Nigeria, Lagos Bureau office. The visit is a part of activities to …
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The Civic Space Guard report on media monitoring report, which analysed 150 stories across 10 years (2012-2022) confirmed that state actors, especially representatives of the police, often infringe on civil liberties and journalists are the most targeted for such attacks. Stakeholders at the public presentation of the report by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative …
Thirteen Abuja-based journalists were trained in multimedia journalism and digital skills to boost their reporting skills within and outside the newsroom. The training targeted small and growing newsrooms that needed to include video content in their production process as a cheaper but vital mode of storytelling. Titilope Fadare, a 2021 fellow of the Report Women! Female …
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A 2021 fellow of the ReportWomen! Female Reporters Leadership Programme, Osaruonamen Ibizugbe, has equipped the next generation of storytellers with sustainable approaches to reporting gender issues focusing on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). She did as her leadership project under the Report Women! News and Newsroom Engagement Champion Building. The training workshop took place virtually as the …
Motunrayo Alaka, Executive Director/CEO of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), has called for more collaboration between journalists and media organisations for global impact as the world battles with the effect of wars, pandemics and climate change. She made this call as part of the 95 global speakers at the 2022 International Press …
It was an August to remember for the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigation (WSCIJ) as it visited the office of the Netherlands Embassy in Abuja to build on its existing relationship. This followed the courtesy call on Sabi Dina, the recently posted Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria …
Stakeholders at the public presentation of the media justice status report on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria titled ‘Missing data, missing justice’ held virtually by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Wednesday 21 September 2022 have urged the media to lead the fight against SGBV in the country through data-driven reporting. Joy …
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will publicly present a media justice status report on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria on Wednesday 21 September 2022, titled ‘Missing data, missing justice’. The report, which is an activity under its 2021 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) funded by Open Society Foundation …
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Tuesday 9 August 2022 received a team from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at its office in Lagos. The Gates Foundation supports WSCIJ on the Report Women! News and Newsroom Engagement project to address the dearth of women in the news and newsroom. Alex Jakana, …
The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemns the attack and arrest of Mr Saviour Imukodo by the police on the orders of the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot. On Wednesday, July 27, Mr. Imukodo, a reporter with Premium Times, covering a court proceeding, was first harassed and ushered out of …
Stakeholders at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series themed ‘Can democracy work without a strong sub-national media?’ which held virtually on Wednesday 13 July 2022 have called on the media to focus on reporting issues at sub-national levels of government for democracy to work in Nigeria. The lecture held in commemoration of the 88th …
The Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion and Accountability (CMEDIA) project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) was launched on Wednesday 13 July 2022 during the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series. The multi-level project funded by MacArthur Foundation was designed to build a viable and independent media to lead conversations …
Adaora Onyechere, Executive Director, Gender Strategy Advancement International, has said democracy cannot blossom until the voices of women, girls, and the marginalised are heard. Adaora Onyechere made this assertion as a panellists during the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series. For her, if all voices critical to national development is hushed within the democratic …
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Media owners and practitioners have been charged to deliberately enhance their capacity with commensurate knowledge to hold the government accountable for their actions by Haruna Mohammed, Co-publisher, WikkiTimes. Mohammed gave this advice while addressing participants at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series. According to Mohammed, knowledgeable journalists are more equipped to shed light …
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Fisayo Soyombo, Editor-in-Chief of Foundation for Investigative Journalism and Social Justice (FIJ), has charged investigative journalists to stay above board in discharging their duties as the watchdog of society to remain relevant within the media space. He made this call at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held Wednesday 13 July 2022. Soyombo …
The dominance of Federal Government activities within the media space at the detriment of subnational issues has been blamed on Nigeria’s worrying underdevelopment. Olaide Oladayo, Deputy Director, MacArthur Foundation Africa Office, made this assertion at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held Wednesday 13 July 2022 while representing Kole Shettima, Director of the …
Chiedo Nwankwor, Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), have described the media as the lifeblood of viable democracy and accelerated development at the state and local government levels, and a tool to hold public office holders accountable. Nwankwor stated this at the 14th Wole Soyinka Centre …
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Discussions about the roles of media at the sub-national levels of government will take the centre stage at the 14th edition of the annual Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series themed – ‘Can democracy work without a strong sub-national media?’, which will hold as a webinar on Wednesday 13 July 2022 by 2pm (WAT). The …
Farooq Kperogi, media scholar and newspaper columnist and Umaru Pate, Professor of media history, among other resource persons led training sessions on journalism practice and journalists’ safety at the WikkiTimes’ capacity building for 30 North East journalists held recently with the aim to sanitise the country’s political landscape. During his session, Kperogi harped on how journalists …
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