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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

By Kaigama Mustapha Stakeholders on the rehabilitation of the Boko Haram insurgency ravaged Lake Chad region of North Eastern Nigeria have advocated for  journalists and Civil Society Organisations, to create synergy between them in coming up with solutions to the challenges of the area. Such panacea of community based advocacy on development they stressed should

Afritel Multimedia Limited, Albarka FM, has today commenced three days of training for media personnel and social media influencers in Kwara on good governance and accountability. The training at the instance of Albarka FM in conjunction with the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism and MacArthur Foundation was meant to equip journalists on good governance and

The Foundation For Investigative Journalism and Social Justice (FIJ) has organised a one-day training for early-career journalists on the use of journalism to drive social justice in Nigeria. The programme, titled ‘Journalism for Social Justice’, took place in Lagos on Thursday with support from the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism and the MacArthur Foundation.

By Adejumo Kabir Roland Bayode is a senior mass communications major at the Adekunle Ajasin University, in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. Though he started practicing journalism in his first year, it wasn’t until recently that he earned bylines with media outlets beyond school blogs. Today, Bayode is an associate editor for Nigeria Grassroot News, an

The Kwara State Government has said low percentage of residents have access to primary healthcare in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Rasaki, disclosed this during a one-day town hall meeting on primary healthcare delivery in the North West/North Central zones in Nigeria held in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The event was organized

Health stakeholders have advocated the generation of employment for Primary Health Centres (PHCs) within the community to address shortages of manpower in rural areas. The stakeholders also called for financially effective local government administration for functional Primary Health Centres. These were part of resolutions at a town hall meeting organized by Fridabs Solacebase Communications in

Fridabs Solacebase Communications, publishers of Solacebase online newspaper has called on the Jigawa State Government to embolden efforts in addressing myriads of health care challenges in the state. The Publisher of Solacebase Abdullateef Abubakar Jos made the plea at a Town Hall Meeting organized by the medium, aimed at improving the health care system in