The 2023 MacArthur Foundation Annual Grantees meeting, which was held on Tuesday, 31 October 2023 in Abuja will remain indelible in the minds of participants for a long time. The presence of the Foundation’s President, Professor John Palfrey, and his team from Chicago was a clear demonstration of the commitment of the commitment to realising […]
The executive director of Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo, highlighted the grave issue of regulatory agencies failing to fulfill their responsibilities, asserting that this negligence is a major contributor to Nigeria’s prevailing problems. He made this known at a workshop, centered around utilising the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act for investigative reporting in Nigeria, held
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Nigerian journalists in the South-West of the country on Tuesday embark on a 2-day training workshop on using the Freedom of Information Act for Investigative reporting, training organized by Media Right Agenda, held in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital. Penpushing reports that the plenary session includes a pre-workshop test, statement of workshop objectives, overview of workshop
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Journalists across Northern Nigeria have pledged to monitor the compliance of public institutions in carrying out their duties imposed on them by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This is coming after Media Rights Agenda (MRA), completed a two-day workshop for journalists on “Using the Freedom of Information Act for Investigative Reporting” held from Thursday,
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The Kano State government has set aside N6bn to pay gratuities to over 5,500 retired civil servants in the state. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf made the disclosure during a press briefing with newsmen on Saturday in Kano. Stallion Times reports that Governor Yusuf on assumption of office expressed displeasure over the backlog of unpaid gratuities
Journalists at the two days workshop organised by Media Rights Agenda with support from the MacArthur Foundation through the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) Project, have bemoaned poor usage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. They identified variety of challenges including
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The Nigerian media community have been advised to agitate for a law that would protect journalists from disclosing sources of their information in the country. Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo gave the advice during a two day workshop organised by the MRA, for some journalists in the northern region of the country
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Non-Governmental Organisation, Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), on Thursday paid an advocacy visit to Orozo and Karshi communities in the Federal Capital Territory. The visit is part of an advocacy visit that seeks to draw attention to the plight of dwellers in rural communities and the need for the government to implement intervention projects that
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A non-governmental organisation (NGO) championing media freedom and information access in Nigeria, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has emphasised the importance of strengthening the investigative capacity of journalists to enhance accountability reportage. The Executive Director of MRA, Mr. Edetaen Ojo, stated this on Thursday at a two-day training for 25 journalists in Kaduna organised by the
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Preparing next generation and early career journalists/broadcasters is essential if the future of Africa media landscape narrative must be improved. The media industry’s demand keeps changing and it will take adequate preparation and enhanced capacity development of practitioners to be able to play in the new media game field. On Friday October 20, 2023, Africa
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Stallion Times has on Thursday enhanced the multimedia skills of over 40 journalists at a training workshop in Kano. The training which took place at the Conference Hall of the Kano Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat was a part of a series of Stallion Times training under the project – “Get
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A total of 40 Journalists in Kogi State have participated in multimedia newsroom training. The one-day training workshop on Thursday was organized by Stallion Times Media Service LTD., the publisher of Stallion Times newspaper. Stallion Times Media Services Ltd. is implementing a 3-year Participatory Governance and Media Literacy project tagged “Get Involved, Dialogue and Improve
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Abuja based AD4 TVRadio recently organised a capacity training for journalists in Abuja on Capacity on Investigative Journalism. This is part of its activities under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) Project of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism with funding support from MacArthur Foundation.
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Three freedom of expression and media development organisations today issued a joint call on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to facilitate access to the Internet for all Nigerians in accordance with the government’s international obligations. They stressed that access to the internet is no longer a matter of mere convenience but a
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 programme 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
The Vice-Chancellor Bayero University Kano, BUK, in collaboration with its partners, Stallion Times and Non-Governmental Organisations on Wednesday organised a townhall meeting tagged ‘The first 100 Days of Kano State Government in Office: Achievements and Challenges’ of the administration of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. Other partners are CITAD, PERL, ARTV, NUJ, Kano Focus,
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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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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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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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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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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