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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Renowned scholar and award-winning novelist, Professor Okey Ndibe, says Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, may not be the solution to Nigeria’s problems, even if he wins the 2023 presidential poll. Professor Ndibe stated this Thursday while featuring as the Keynote Speaker at IkengaOnline monthly Town Hall meeting. Ikengaonline is a South-East-focused media

By Murtala Adewale, Kano PR Nigeria has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes and Other related Commission (EFCC) and members of the Civil Society Organisation CSO, to investigate the abandoned project of N381 million Ado Bayero road in Dorayi Babba area of the Kano metropolis. According to the agency, the feeder road awarded to Stonegate

Grace Egila Stallion Times Media Services has trained no fewer than 40 Journalists and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on how to track constituency projects in Kogi state. The training was part of efforts to enhance accountability on duty bearers in the area of constituency projects at federal and state levels. The 2-day event which ended

By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Media Content Development Expert, Mallam Isiyaku Ahmed, has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Media to promote Citizens’ engagement in budgeting processes and ensure effective budget monitoring to achieve inclusive growth for states. Ahmed made the call at a two-day training workshop on “Tracking Constituency Projects” Get Involved Dialogue

Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja As part of efforts to curb the growing incidence of abandoned projects in Nigeria, a budget expert, Mr. Henry Omokhaye, has urged the civil society organisations and media to engage in monitoring in order to prevent contractors and others stakeholders from abandonment of constituency projects across the country. Omokhaye was the

Grace Egila Stallion Times Media Services (STMS) has commenced the implementation of a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kogi State Newspaper Corporation, publishers of the Graphic Newspaper. The Editor-in-Chief, STMS, Isiyaku Ahmed made the disclosure while presenting a position paper titled “how to make Graphic go online” to the Kogi State Commissioner for Information

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative journalism in collaboration with Albarka 89.9 FM, Ganmo, Kwara State on Tuesday organised a one-day sensitization program on Good Governance and Accountability with representatives of communities and groups in Kwara state. The sensitization program funded by the MacArthur Foundation had in attendance, 28 people including representatives of persons with

By Usman Babaji Haruna Mohammed Salisu, the publisher of WikkiTimes, an investigative platform based in Bauchi State, says the government’s nonchalant attitude in prosecuting individuals and entities exposed by the medium could further deepen corruption in the country. The platform since its establishment in 2018 had unearthed a number of scandalous and inhumane conducts by

In a one day training organized by Africa Foundation For Young Media professionals in Conjunction With Nigeria Grassroot News, experts had warned ethics and professionalism must be inviolable Mobile Journalism is no longer a newbie in the fold. Serious media organizations, whether print based, audio or audio-visual genre, must think about convergence in order to

Grace Egila Stallion Times Media Services under the ‘Get Involved, Dialogue and Improve Project (G-DRIP) has trained no fewer than 30 journalists on Budget Tracking and Reporting in Kano. The two-day capacity-building workshop which took place on Wednesday and Thursday was conducted under the Collaborative Media Project with support from the Wole Soyinka Centre for

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative, IMCAI, publishers of Ikengaonline, has commenced training of journalists in the South-East on investigative reporting, ethical reporting, and safety measures in the line of duty. The training workshop which began in Owerri Imo State on September 6, moved to Umuahia, Abia State on September 8, and

The former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Imo, Chief Fidel Onyeneke, has advised journalists in the state to always abide by the ethics of the profession. Onyeneke, gave the charge at a workshop on investigative journalism in Owerri. The event was organised by an Owerri-based media outfit, called Ikenga Media and

A Bauchi-based multi-media services organization, Xchange Hama Media Services has organized a two-day training workshop for practising and citizen journalists on investigative journalism and development communication. The workshop which was held in Bauchi was supported by Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and had 32 participants drawn from 10 LGAs of the state. The

MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with Albarka 89.9 FM, Ganmo, on Tuesday, organised a one-day sensitization campaign for the people of Kwara communities. The advocacy program was held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ press centre, GRA, Ilorin, with a Mass Communication Scholar, Dr Saudat Abdulbaqi, as resource person. The advocacy campaign was part of

By Ibrahim Umar & Kasim Isa A call has been made for the imperative of preserving and restoring the old historic objects especially in North East Nigeria because they are the reflection of a people’s history. The call was made in Damaturu Yobe State at a workshop on reporting historical sites and monuments organized by

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Professor Pat Utomi has expressed displeasure over the conspiracy of the forces controlling the Nigerian state to suppress history and facts about the country for selfish political reasons. Utomi who featured as the Keynote Speaker at the second edition of the Ikengaonline Town Hall meeting Thursday night, condemned the deliberate attempts by those he

In a world where almost every information is shrouded by an alarming level of internet fakery, YERWA EXPRESS NEWS trained and equipped a group of upcoming career journalists with the skills to be able to spot and bust them. The two-day training was funded by MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative