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Stallion Times trains 40 journalists on data journalism, media standards

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No fewer than 40 Kano journalists were trained in data journalism and media standards to improve their investigative reports. The training which took place on Thursday was organised by Stallion Times through its project “Get Involved, Dialogue and Improve (G-DRIP)” with the support of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the MacArthur […]

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You are losing your values, ex-Information Commissioners tell journalists

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Former Commissioners for Information in Ebonyi State, Chief Abia Onyeike and Dr Chike Emmanuel Onwe have called on journalists in the state to imbibe investigative journalism in their practices if they must survive the present citizen’s journalism era. They said journalism as a profession has been charlatanism with everybody in the society now a journalist

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Stallion Times trains journalists on data journalism, media standards in Kogi

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Stallion Times with the support of the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the MacArthur Foundation has trained no fewer than 40 journalists from the blogosphere, print and broadcast stations in Kogi State on Data Journalism and Media Standards. The training programme which took place on Saturday, is a part of Stallion Times

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Schools or Slave Camps?

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In Qur’anic schools across Bauchi, Almajiri children suffer abuse and exploitation at the hands of their teachers, yet the government fails to provide any protection despite the existence of state laws, WikkiTimes’ investigation reveals. SEPARATED by a distance of approximately 110 kilometers, three individuals—Musa Abdullahi (16), Usman Musa (15), and Abubakar Garin-Dawa (17)—find themselves bound

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Maternity leave dilemma: Navigating policies in Ibadan city private sector

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In this report, Bolanle Oduekun investigated the maternity leave landscape in Ibadan, Oyo state private sector. The report evokes questions about maternity leave policies in private organizations uncovering insights from key stakeholders who shed light on the state of affairs. It also raises some concerns on related gender issues Unveiling the landscape Ibadan, the economic

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Xchange Hama Media trains Bauchi community on accountability and inclusion

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Xchange Hama Media, an accountability platform based in Bauchi, has trained a Bauchi community, Wuntin Dada on accountability and inclusion. The initiative is part of a collaborative project aimed at empowering communities to take charge of change within their societies. During the one-day sensitisation outreach, local residents were educated on effective methods to hold individuals,

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Collaborate to entrench accountability in governance – Hama Media Boss

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Xchange Hama Media, a grassroots Accountability platform, Dr Ibrahim Disina has called on communities, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to collaborate to entrench accountability in governance particularly at lower level. The professional gave the counsel at a one-day community sensitisation training organised by Xchange Hama Media in collaboration

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Hama Media sensitised 20 community Accountability Advocates in Jama’are LGA

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No fewer than 20 community-based accountability advocates have been sensitised on accountability, social justice and inclusion in Katirje/Kofar Yamma Community in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State. The sensitisation, according to Dr. Ibrahim Adam Disina, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Xchange Hama Media, was aimed at raising awareness among participants on the importance

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Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism /Albarka FM holds one-day media enlightenment on story fact-checking and effectiveness of local government structure in promoting accountability

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A Bauchi-based online platform, Xchange Hama Media and a Lagos-based Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) have engaged Tiyin community in Warji LGA of Bauchi State in sensitisation drive to deepen accountability and inclusion at grassroots. The duo, with support from MacArthur Foundation, have trained 20 people from community groups to carryout media campaign

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Wole Soyinka Centre/Albarka FM holds one-day media enlightenment on story fact-checking and effectiveness of local government structure in promoting accountability

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism in collaboration with Albarka 89.9 FM, Ganmo, Kwara State on Wednesday organised a one-day media round-table program on “story fact-checking and effectiveness of local government structure in promoting accountability” with participants drawn from media practitioners from various organizations across the state. The round-table programme funded by the MacArthur

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Ikenga hails CMEDIA’s role in amplifying under-reported voices and issues in the South-East

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The Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative (IMCAI) management, publishers of Ikenga Online, hailed the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (CMEDIA) of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) supported by the MacArthur Foundation for allowing it to project the under-reported voices and issues from the South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria.

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Year one impacts spurs AD4TVRadio\’s commitment to CMEDIA project

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Following the impacts of some of their activities under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (CMEDIA), the management of AD4TVRadio is committed to doing more as year two activities continue. Jacob Alada, Chairman of the Abuja-based television station, stated this while hosting the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team led by

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Year one impacts spurs AD4TVRadio\’s commitment to CMEDIA project

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Following the impacts of some of their activities under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (CMEDIA), the management of AD4TVRadio is committed to doing more as year two activities continue. Jacob Alada, Chairman of the Abuja-based television station, stated this while hosting the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team led by

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CMEDIA project: GSAI tasked on long-term sustainability of activities within Abuja Municipal Council

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Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, Technical Adviser of the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (CMEDIA) project, on Tuesday, 1 August 2023, advised Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI) to devise ways for the long-term sustainability of its activities within the Abuja Municipal Council. The Professor of Mass Communication said the organisation, which advocates for women\’s rights

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Media is a catalyst for improved security through collaboration with security agencies, others – Shuaib

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Yushau Shuaib, Editor-in-Chief of PR Nigeria, believes the news media can achieve more as a change agent with collaboration with security agencies, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and other media organisations. Addressing the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team during a visit to PR Nigeria on Wednesday, 2 August

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Clearview TV gains momentum for extractive industry accountability under CMEDIA

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Clearview Television has harnessed insights from the ongoing Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability (CMEDIA) project, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, to generate reports and narratives to hold stakeholders in the extractive industry accountable. Odion Bello, CEO of Clearview TV, shared this during an interactive session in Abuja with the Wole Soyinka Centre

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Covering local issues is vital to good governance – Aloba

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As the 26 Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) partners of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) move on in their year two activities, Adenike Aloba, Programmes Director, Dataphyte has underscored the importance of reporting local issues and amplifying marginalised voices at the state and local government levels and the

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Daily Nigerian lauds CMEDIA project intervention in Nigerian media space

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Ibrahim Ramalan, Editor of Daily Nigerian, has lauded the impact of the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) project intervention on the Nigerian media landscape. Citing direct gain of the news media organisation on the MacArthur Foundation-funded project initiated by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), to the WSCIJ Team

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CMEDIA: Neptune Prime to partner Nigerian universities, PWDs, NGOs for exceptional impacts

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To achieve better impacts while telling the stories of women and girls and issues in the North East, Neptune Prime will partner with the mass communication and other related departments of some universities in the North-Central and North-East zones of Nigeria in training and mentoring female journalists under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity

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Media crucial in advancing effective, inclusive governance – Don-Pedro

Media crucial in advancing effective, inclusive governance – Don-Pedro

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The roles of the media in engendering working and inclusive governance were highlighted by Ibiba Don-Pedro, Executive Director/CEO, National Point, during the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) team’s visit to the Port Harcourt-based organisation on Friday, 4 August 2023, as part of activities under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity, and Accountability

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