For Geken community in Gokana Local Government Area, one of the four councils that make up Ogoni, access to potable water is a mirage. Except a family buys a bag of sachet water which costs between N250 and N300, they cannot drink potable water. The rivers, ponds, and other water sources have been polluted by […]
Dubbed the commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria, the city of Kano is gradually becoming the headquarters of fear, grief and sorrow to the inhabitants and visitors. It is no longer a news that the metropolis has for many years been wallowing in a state of quagmire due to rampant heinous activities of phone snatchers
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No fewer than 40 journalists from the print, broadcast, and blogosphere have been trained in investigative journalism in Lokoja, Kogi state by Stallion Times Media Services, the publishers of Stallion Times digital newspaper. The training which was conducted on Wednesday under the Participatory Governance and Media Literacy project tagged “Get Involved, Dialogue and Improve (G-DRIP)”
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For the two strong women from the Niger Delta region in the media industry, the work must go on despite various challenges staring the media business in the face, especially the mainstream media. These two women are Ibiba DonPedro the Managing Director and Constance Meju, the Managing Editor of the National Point/Foreword Communications Limited. For
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Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in collaboration with Albarka 89.9 FM, Ganmo, Kwara State on Wednesday 10 of May, organised a one-day sensitisation programme on community development in the state. The participants, drawn from various communities and representatives of the people living with disabilities (PLWDs) in the state were sensitised on the role
In this interview with National Point, Commander of the local security vigilance group, OSPAC in Rundele, Nyeche Ajuru reveals that Emohua Local Government refused to pay local OSPAC vigilantes monies collected from transport companies to stop bus hijack and kidnap of passengers on the East-West Road Can we know you? My name is Nyeche
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There are glamour and opportunities among many other freebies associated with the journalism profession but if journalism is not a call, please use the door or find another stream of income to fuel your lifestyle. This and many other strong warnings were the words of experts at the recently concluded induction ceremony as well as
If journalism is not a calling, please use the door, experts warned Read More »
This Leaves and Worms documentary highlights the challenges of visually impaired persons in acquiring formal and inclusive education in Nigeria\’s federal capital territory. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonxosofutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS ROMALeverkusenac milanmbappenapolinewcastleaston villaliverpoolfa
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Media Rights Agenda (MRA) leave to sue the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in two separate cases over the Commission’s failure to grant the organisation’s requests for information on the scope of independence reportedly granted it by then President Muhammadu Buhari and details of the 302 broadcasting stations
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Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP) on May 6, 2023 empowered about 36 next generation journalists in Ibadan, Oyo state. Pursuit of vision distinguishes many organisations from others. Walking the talk for many organizations is a big issue and here is where forward looking organizations and the rest differs. Towards achieving AFYMP’s goal of
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It is World Press freedom Day 2023 today. Africa Foundation for Young Media Professional believes the best way to use the day is nothing short of preparing the next generation of journalists, broadcasters represented by final year students of mass communication, Lagos State Polytechnic now Lagos State University of Science of Technology for the future
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom in law and in practice, saying the relentless attacks on the media over the years had also undermined the general human rights protection for all Nigerians, democracy and sustainable development in the country. In a statement to commemorate
Safer-Media Initiative has called on Nigeria’s legislative arm of government to take definite actions to protect journalists in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Executive Director/CEO of Safer Media Initiative, Peter Iorter, said that as the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, it is important to remind governments of their duty to
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WikkiTimes had revealed how the companies were allegedly used by the Nomadic Education Commission in Kano State to divert N290million, with two of it belonging to the same individuals. Some construction companies involved in the building of 20 units of one Block- of 2-Classrooms with furniture, toilets, and offices in selected locations across the three
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative journalism, WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka, has said that both accountability journalism and democracy are under threat in Nigeria. The WSCIJ boss who made the remark at the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporters held in Lagos, noted with deep concern, the pool of
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The Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (The Collaborative Media Project) is designed as a multi-level intervention for media independence and government accountability, initiated by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting (WSCIJ) and funded by the MacArthur Foundation. The project seeks to strengthen the media’s independence and presence, especially at state and
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Satellite Times online newspaper has inducted five mid-level private sector practitioners into newsroom freelance reporting at a two-day media capacity-building workshop titled ‘How to read company documents’ held under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). Emmanuel Mayah, Executive Director of International Centre
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), under its Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (CMEDIA) project, invites investigative story pitches with a focus on subnational issues from journalists from all genres across Nigeria. The collaborative media project is designed as a multi-level intervention for media independence and government accountability. The project
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Image Merchants Promotions Limited (IMPR), the publishers of PRNigeria, commenced training of journalists covering security and the economy based in Abuja, as part of the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion and Accountability project powered by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). IMPR is one of the 26 media organisations under the collaborative
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The Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion, and Accountability project (C-Media or The Collaborative Media Project), a three-year programme supported by the MacArthur Foundation works with 26 select organisations to execute investigative stories at the grassroots level, unmask institutional and regulatory failures at the sub-national levels in Nigeria and the private sectors, and pay attention
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