Isiyaku Ahmed A survey finding by the Safer-Media initiative (SMI) says 69.4% of its respondents are unsatisfied with media coverage of local issues in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the SMI, the survey was conducted in a bid to increase advocacy for the representation of marginalized voices in the media and improve reporting […]
By Friday Idachaba Journalists have been urged to act independently, defend and prioritise public interests, ensure fairness and impartiality in their reports at all times for attainment of an accountable and egalitarian society. A veteran journalist and Lead Facilitator Mr Steve Salawu, made the call during a one-day training workshop on Ethics for Journalists, organised
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By Oyiza Bello Stallion Times Media Services has urged Media Practitioners in the country to uphold the ethics of journalism for the betterment of society. This was made known at a one-day media training workshop on the ‘code of ethics for journalists on Thursday in Lokoja organized by Stallion Times Media Services under the ‘Get
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The Kogi State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists on Thursday called for the enactment of protection laws and full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act. The union made the call in a communique after a one-day workshop organised by Stallion Times Media Services. This was done in collaboration with the Wole Soyinka
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By Grace Egila In an effort to enhance professionalism in media practice through adherence to the professional code of ethics for journalists, Stallion Times Media Services has trained 80 journalists on the code of ethics and moral issues in journalism practice in Kano and Kogi states. The training is under the participatory governance and media
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Solacebase Communications, Publishers of Solacebase online newspaper on Wednesday trained selected journalists on investigative and data-driven journalism on health reporting at the grass-root, especially in Primary Health Care, so as to improve healthcare services delivery to the people. The two-day training in partnership with the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism and with the support
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By Elijah Akoji Seven years after the Jigawa State government made a promise to provide ‘One Ward, One Health Centre’ across the 287 wards in the state, residents still decry poor access to quality health care service and have to travel long distances to seek health care. Relying on the state’s financials, and on-the-ground reporting
It’s getting to one year now since the Federal Government of Nigeria promised to reconstruct the Eleme Junction/Trailer Park axis of the East-West road to ease traffic on that road and cut down the suffering that commuters, motorists, workers, school children and industrial concerns that ply that road go through. Nothing has happened yet. And
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The May sun shone brilliantly over Okwuzi, one of the three Egbema communities on the northern borders of Rivers State with Imo State, but it could not permeate the mood of the people in and around this particular mud house located at the centre of the Umuagburuga village in the town. Inside the poorly illuminated
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By Cara Gift Luckson Over 20 practicing journalists drawn from the North-East and other states of the country have participated in a capacity-building workshop to intensify the coverage and reportage of the North-East to drive sustainable development. The 2-day media training organised by Neptune Prime Network Limited, publishers of Neptune Prime online, magazine, and Neptune
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By Bernice Eke Neptune Network Nigeria Limited, publishers of Neptune Prime Online, Magazine and Television in collaboration with Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism on Friday presented certificates/awards to participants in its just-concluded two-day training in Abuja. During the presentation, the Publisher/CEO of Neptune Prime, Dr Hassan Gimba, advised participants on the need for good
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By Najibullahi ADAMU, Abuja Neptune Prime, a publication subsidiary of Neptune Network Nigeria Ltd in collaboration with Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has organised a two-day training for over 20 of its correspondents from the various states of Northeastern Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja alongside others from select newspaper houses on
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By Arinze Chijioke In 2021, at least 500 people out of 10,000 confirmed cases of Cholera were reported dead. Currently, twenty-two out of the 27 local government areas in Jigawa is vulnerable to the disease. This is despite the billions of naira the state government said it has invested in the healthcare sector, particularly primary
In several condolence visits and numerous press releases, the Kebbi state government has pledged to fight armed banditry and restore lasting peace to the state. These pledges do not change much for local residents of affected communities. Once in 2021, the state governor, Atiku Bagudu had even pledged to lead a search and rescue mission into the
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WikkiTimes, an online news platform, in partnership with the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WCIJ) with funding from the MacArthur Foundation, trained over 30 journalists selected from the Northeast on grassroots accountability reporting. The participants were selected from print, broadcast and online news platforms across the six northeastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe,
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in partnership with 26 other civil society and media organizations, including Media Rights Agenda (MRA), have launched a collaborative project aimed at fostering media independence and government accountability in Nigeria. Tagged the “Collaborative Media Engagement for Development Inclusivity and Accountability Project”, the initiative is a multi-level intervention
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