WSCIJ
4 Oct
Former Governor of Ogun State, and Chairperson of the event, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has called for a renewed commitment to ethical reporting
28 Sep
The Step-up for Women In Journalism Initiative, (SWIJ), in partnership with the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Port, has trained Journalism students on digital skills for investigative reporting, collaborations, news mapping, and pitching. The training supported by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ ) was funded by the Gates…
24 Sep
Participants at the Journalists and Society conversations organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) have restated the need for owners to rethink funding models of media houses.
6 Sep
Journalists in Abia State have been charged to abide by the set ethical standard of the profession in such a manner that would also hold the country's leaders accountable to the people.
6 Aug
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has begun a series of workshops to educate journalists about the laws and regulations affecting media operations in Nigeria. The two-day workshop taking place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on August 6 and 7, 2024, is designed to help journalists understand the legal landscape better and improve their ability to report…
28 Nov 2023
Twelve years after enactment of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, participants at a two-day workshop, which held in Ibadan, Oyo State, recently, have described the Act as a powerful tool of information gathering for journalists and other media professionals...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a request to the Senate to confirm nominees for the positions of Commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter addressed to the Senate President, Tinubu stated that the request complies with the provisions of Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of…
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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has felicitated with former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on his 67th birthday. In a congratulatory message issued to journalists in Minna by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, Bago describes Jonathan as a humble and committed leader. He applauded the tremendous contributions of the former President to nation-building, adding…
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President Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigeria will do everything possible to align with other African countries to access international climate finance to address climate-related challenges. Tinubu made the assertion in an address at COP29 Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan, saying, “We are demanding greater, easier access to these funds, like grants to support mitigation and…
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Eight soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan, while seven policemen were briefly kidnapped in separate attacks, police and intelligence officials told AFP on Tuesday. A Monday clash resulted in the deaths of "eight soldiers" and "nine militants" in the Tirah area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, an intelligence officer said on condition of anonymity. The Pakistani Taliban…
20 mins ago
Former Niger Delta militant leader and chief executive officer of Tantita Security Services Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has alleged that the Nigerian Navy is aiding and abetting oil theft in the Niger Delta. He disclosed that naval personnel had severally shot at his men, Department of State Service (DSS) officials, and men of the…
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The Kwara Government on Tuesday lamented the low breastfeeding rate among nursing mothers in the state. Dr. Amina El-Imam, Kwara Commissioner for Health, made the observation in Ilorin during the Training of Secondary Healthcare Workers in Kwara State, on Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
29 mins ago
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has expressed concern over setbacks vitiating the integrity and relevance of the law profession in Nigeria due to the unprofessional conduct of some members of the bar and bench. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who stated this during a courtesy visit by the Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), Niger Delta…
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Moscow is battling to avoid the "disease" of "chronic" inflation throughout the Russian economy, the head of the central bank said Tuesday in a stark warning over the dangers of rising prices. Prices have accelerated rapidly since Russia launched its military offensive on Ukraine—a negative spillover into the domestic economy of the huge sums Moscow…
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Russia's military said Tuesday that Ukraine fired US-supplied long-range missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk border region, in what would be the first attack since Washington authorised the use of its weapons. "At 03:25 am (0025 GMT), the enemy struck a site in the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles. According to confirmed…
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Former governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has advised Nigerians to imbibe the culture of entrepreneurship and hard work to benefit from government and private empowerment programmes. The former governor, who spoke during the launching of the empowerment fund and award ceremony of the Ngwa Women Cultural Association in Lagos, lamented that some Nigerians…