‘Fisayo Soyombo, Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has emerged a 2023-24 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, United States. According to a statement released on Thursday by the Wallace House Centre for Journalists and the University of Michigan,…
By Abiodun Busari | An ace broadcaster and rights activist, Toun Okewale Sonaiya has appealed to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to nominate women for ministerial appointments as the new administration commences on May 29. She made the…
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has said that the freedom of the press is the lifeblood of human rights and the foundation of democracy and justice across the globe. Guterres, in a video shared to mark the anniversary of…
By ESTHER ADENIYI | Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), a non-governmental organisation that focuses on youth development, has urged media personnel to encourage and support women’s political participation in Nigeria. The group made this call at a capacity-building training on Gender-Sensitive…
Nigerian investigative journalist, Alfred Olufemi, has emerged as one of the winners of the 2023 African Prize for Investigative Journalism (PAJI). The annual award ceremony was held in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday evening. Launched in 2021, PAJI was created to…
By Abiodun Busari | Foremost media rights organisation, the International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have criticised the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the imposition of N5 million punishment on Channels TV, after accusing it of breaching…
…Approves membership of journalists working with registered online media Organisations The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has delisted the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Local Government Information Chapels across the country from its members status. The decision was made…
In its continuous efforts to flatten the infodemic curve during the electioneering period in Nigeria, FactCheck Elections has trained fact-checkers, students, and civil society organisations ahead of the 2023 elections. Over 45 participants attended the One-day Intensive Training on Elections…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the expulsion of an Arise Television cameraman from a campaign meeting by the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, with the business community in Lagos last Friday. It added that the…
By Adenike Aloba | A Presentation at the 4th Female Researchers Panel, themed “Women in the Margins: The Irony of Media Coverage” at the ACSPN 9th Annual Conference. I am a Managing Editor in a newsroom, and I am scarce.…
