Women of Borno have seen it all: torture, killings and prolonged detention of their sons and husbands by soldiers fighting insurgency in northeastern Nigeria since 2009 when Boko Haram insurgency started.

Technology is transforming the way journalists work, but it is also changing the way governments are able to censor the media, according to Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Preparatory to the 2019 general elections, some prominent Nigerian media organisations, including The Guardian, have made a commitment to tackle misinformation under a new project tagged “CrossCheckNigeria”. The project is being facilitated by the First Draft, a United Kingdom (UK)-based organisation fighting misinformation globally, in collaboration with the International Institute for Investigative Reporting (ICIR). With…

Preparatory to the 2019 general elections, some Nigerian media organisations have made a commitment tackle issues of misinformation under a new project tagged “CrossCheckNigeria”. Indeed, the project which will be driven by selected media organisations, including The Guardian, is facilitated by First Draft, a United Kingdom organisation fighting misinformation globally, in collaboration with International Centre…

Media executives in Nigeria have warned members of the public against the spread of fake news on social and traditional media platforms as the 2019 elections approach. The executives spoke at the launch of CrossCheck Nigeria, a verification project for Nigerian journalists to tackle false news at Ikeja, Lagos. A member of the Editorial Board,…

The Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with First Draft is to partner with The Guardian and other stakeholders in the country to combat misinformation ahead of 2019 general election. The ICIR team, comprising its Executive Director, Dayo Aiyetan; Editor, Ajibola Amzat and Programme Officer, Gloria Agema paid The Guardian a courtesy visit yesterday…

In view of the high level of rights abuses being experienced in the country, U.K.-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), in collaboration with International Centre for Investigative Reporting...