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UNILAG Law teacher, WARDC Founder, wins Soyinka journalism centre award

UNILAG Law teacher, WARDC Founder, wins Soyinka journalism centre award

Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, UNILAG Law teacher and WARDC Founder.   Nigeria – There has been excitement in the academic community and civic space in Nigeria as a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and human rights lawyer, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, bags the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) award. Akiyode-Afolabi, founder of Women Advocates…

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Sowore: Wole Soyinka centre protests, suspends award to Osinbajo

The presentation of an award to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been suspended by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism in reaction to the drama that ensued at the Federal High Court, Abuja when operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) invaded the court premises to re-arrest Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, barely 24 hours after their bail was effected. WSCIJ Director, Motunrayo Alaka said the action was in protest against the repression of freedom of speech in recent times Alaka on twitter twitted, “ …especially the incidence between the Department of State Security (DSS) and @YeleSowore, Publisher of @SaharaReporters, on Friday 6 December. #WSAIR2019,” the tweet announcing the postponement read. The centre said “the Vice President himself shares this awareness and the inappropriateness of the award at this point.” The award presentation programme will hold as scheduled on Monday by 6 p.m., the release added. About 13 journalists from print, online, television, radio, photo, and editorial cartoon categories will be celebrated. Veteran photojournalist, Sunmi Smart-Cole and Amnesty international will also be presented honorary awards of the Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence and the Anti-Corruption Defender Award (Human Rights Specialty) respectively. Osinbajo was to receive an award in the latter category. The WSCIJ holds the award presentation event on December 9, the World Anti-corruption day and eve of the World Human Rights Day to highlight the importance of investigative reporting as a tool for accountability, good governance and social justice in a democracy. Sowore is facing a seven-count charge of treasonable felony, fraud, cyber-stalking and insulting President Buhari. On different occasions, the court had ruled that the duo be granted bail, but the DSS operatives failed to obey the court orders. Sowore, who was arrested on August 3 by the DSS for planning a protest popularised with the hashtag #RevolutionNow, was granted bail for the second time on October 18. Sowore was released Thursday night but rearrested on Friday morning. Read the full article

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Wole Soyinka Centre Postpones Integrity Award on Osinbajo Over Sowore’s Re-arrest The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has postponed the presentation of award to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over Sowore's re-arrest.

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Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Masterclass on Migration Reporting 2019

Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Masterclass on Migration Reporting 2019

Deadline: August 18, 2019

Applications are open for the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Masterclass on Migration Reporting 2019. The two-day masterclass on migration reporting is in line with the organisation’s Media Engagement on Migration Reporting programme supported by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Media Engagement…

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Civic Space Protection Is a Collective Responsibility – Stakeholders Tell Nigerians

Civic Space Protection Is a Collective Responsibility – Stakeholders Tell Nigerians

  By Joseph Edegbo – Stakeholders at the Civic Space Guard Conference themed ‘Hushed voices and the media’s defence of the civic space’, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), have advised Nigerians to see the duty of civic space protection as their inalienable rights and a collective responsibility. While declaring the MacArthur Foundation, Open Society…

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MacArthur Foundation supports PRNigeria on Humanitarian Journalism for Economic Development

MacArthur Foundation supports PRNigeria on Humanitarian Journalism for Economic Development

MacArthur Foundation has supported PRNigeria in its bid to advance Humanitarian Journalism for Economic Development. The grant under the Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion and Accountability was initiated by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) to promote media independence and foster accountability and transparency, especially at sub-national…

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The Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism is Hiring

Deadline 17.01.2022 :: Lagos

The Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is hiring for the following roles:

Communication Officer

Programme Manager

Application details here.

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2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting for Nigerian Journalists.

2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting for Nigerian Journalists.

Application Deadline: 24 October 2021 The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) rewards, promotes and encourages best practices in journalism works from the print, radio, television, photo, online, editorial cartoon broad categories as well as from other special categories which focus on themes ranging from regulatory failures, corruption in the public and corporate spheres,…

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Winners Emerge In Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalism Awards

Winners Emerge In Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalism Awards

Winners Emerge In Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalism Awards

Winners Emerge In Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalism Awards

Ibanga Isine, a journalist with the Next Edition newspaper, has won the 2019 Nigerian Investigative Journalist of the Year Award given by the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ).

Mr Isine also emerged winner for the online category, with his…

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Osinbajo Speaks On Why He Chose Not To Attend Wole Soyinka Awards

Osinbajo Speaks On Why He Chose Not To Attend Wole Soyinka Awards

The Office of the Vice President has made public the letter which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo wrote to the  Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Anti-corruption Defender Award of 2019.

The letter which was released by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akanderevealed that the vice-president said it would be insensitive for him to attend the award ceremony in the light of the…

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Ezekwesili, Others Call for Value-Based Democracy

Obiageli Ezekwesili, Senior Economic Advisor, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI) along with other speakers at the 11th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series, held on Saturday, 13 July 2019 at MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, have called on Nigerians to insist on values in determining those who become their leaders and how the polity is administered.   The former Nigerian Minister of Education and Minister of Solid Minerals made this call at the lecture held in commemoration of the 85th birthday of Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature and Grand Patron of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.   Ezekwesili, who was a candidate in the 2019 elections, good governance is rested on good values. In her words, “If we are lacking in the building of those values and the shaping of those values, then we will have to wait endlessly. The people who should win our vote should be people with values and character. Age should not just be the determinant of the people who should lead us; it should be age plus values.”   “Citizens have abandoned politics in the hands of politicians. So, our political parties have become the venture of political entrepreneurs. It cannot work that way. Political parties are supposed to be the government in waiting.”     Contributing to the lecture’s theme, “Rethinking Credible Elections, Accountable Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria”, other speakers including Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Amina Salihu, Senior Programme Officer, MacArthur Foundation; Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative; and Rotimi Sankore, Editorial Board Chair, Nigeria Info Radio Group were also on hand to contribute to the lecture. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) explained that the citizens should go beyond thinking and rethinking elections, to acting to see the change they seek. He urged stakeholders to begin to focus on the electoral process in terms of voter registration, technology and infrastructure, the registration of political parties and other determinants of successful elections. The crucial issue of gender balance was introduced to the discussion by Amina Salihu, Senior Programme Officer, MacArthur Foundation who called for gender based affirmative action in governance. She maintained that women have been “minoritised” because although they are half the population their voices have been diminished. Amina Salihu used the opportunity of the lecture to push for naming and shaming of sex offenders through the launch of a national sex offenders register which she assured will happen shortly.   Speaking of appropriate technology for elections, Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative, explained that technology hardly needs to be sophisticated and expensive.   According to Gbenga Sesan, INEC should have sent text messages to its over 80 million registered voters when the 2019 election was postponed just a few hours before the 2019 Presidential elections. He charged the Commission to take advantage of technology to educate the technology savvy new generation of voters including the additional 20 million plus youth who will be eligible to vote by 2020. Rotimi Sankore, Editorial Board Chair, Nigeria Info Radio Group, said the role of the media is to report factually and seek to educate and solve problems rather than add to it.   According to him, the media needs to engage with data and evidence. Rotimi Sankore cited examples relating to conflicts in the northern parts of the country, health, education and the Rural Grazing Area (RUGA), of how the lack of in-depth reporting, verification of facts and deployment of evidence by the media have denied the people the opportunity to engage issues appropriately.   In his opening remark, Ropo Sekoni, the Board Chair of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), organisers of the programme, mentioned that the lecture’s theme was topical given the insecurity that permeates the system. Kole Shettima, Director of the Africa Office of the MacArthur Foundation, who supported the lecture expressed the foundation’s excitement to be part of the occasion.   He appreciated the WSCIJ for improving the lives of the citizens by making government accountable through investigative reporting.   The son of the celebrant, Olaokun Soyinka, thanked the WSCIJ on behalf of the family for the consistency that has brought the lecture to its 11th edition and its focus on promoting the culture of investigative reporting. He observed that Soyinka’s struggle to hold power accountable and fight against impunity are still relevant today and admonished young people to draw the battle line between those who are prodemocracy and does who are not rather than between the young and the old.   Motunrayo Alaka, the organisation’s Coordinator appreciated the speakers and panellists, the WSCIJ board, WSCIJ staff, her family, the media, Wole Soyinka and his children. She mentioned that it has taken the support of all the relevant stakeholders to keep the lecture on the same date, Wole Soyinka’s birthday for ten years.   The lecture was opened by a viewing of a documentary which chronicled the life, writings and the crucial role Wole Soyinka played for the emergence of Nigeria. It was moderated by Stephanie Busari, Supervising Producer, CNN Africa. It was attended by journalists, policy makers, representatives of pressure groups and non-governmental organisations, students and other members of the public. Read the full article

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2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting for Nigerian journalists

2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting for Nigerian journalists

Application Deadline: Thursday, 24 October 2019 by 4pm.

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites entries from Nigerian professional journalists or team of journalists, full-time or part-time, for the 14th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The centre has introduced online application option for some categories of the award for this…

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Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution| Legit TV

Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution| Legit TV Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution | Legit TV Whilst a sizeable number of Lagosians continued to complain that they did not palliatives, the state government insisted that the distribution was properly done as promised. Therefore, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) decided to support journalists to carry out a fact-check of the palliatives distribution in Lagos state, among other projects detailing the government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The following video is the result of our findings. Subscribe to Legit TV for more political and celebrity news! https://goo.gl/WtN4Yv Current affairs - Nigeria News | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2qZIi3V The latest Africa and Nigeria News on Legit TV! Daily current affairs and crime news. Issues of public concern and statements of opinion leaders. Political news, comments, and scandals. The views of experts and street interviews of ordinary citizens of Nigeria. Breaking news and updates. What's troubling people in Africa? And what news stories are the most discussed in Nigeria today? Save this playlist to be the first who gets the answers! Naija lifestyle | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2qZNBzu This playlist contains videos under the heading “Naija LifeStyle”. Here you can find the latest Nigeria entertainment news. Do you like watching people answering tricky questions in the street interviews? Are you interested in gossip news? Do you want to know more about public and personal lives of Nigerian music artists, actors, and other famous people? Are you a music fan who wants to be the first to watch the newest music videos of Nigerian pop-stars and rock-bands? If at least one of your answers is “yes”, save this playlist and have fun! Special projects | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2HwHUAj This playlist contains videos under the heading “Special projects” on Legit TV Hilarious comedy videos about life in Nigeria. Nigerian opinions on politics. Overviews of big political conflicts and social problems that concern the society. Success stories of self-made men and women. Exclusive interviews with public figures and your favorite stars. And amazing life stories of unusual and talented Nigerians which can inspire you. Save this playlist to get interesting content every day! Nigeria Top List | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2JwAP3s In this playlist, we've collected videos that can broaden your horizons. The team of Legit TV regularly chooses top 5 interesting facts on different topics related to Africa. What were the biggest Africa’s scandals of the year? Who are the best football players in Nigeria? What interesting facts should you know about the Igbo people? Do you have the answers to these questions? Watch our top lists to stay on top of Nigeria entertainment news and learn more about Africa and Africans! Star Chat | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2JtOqbL Are you looking for the latest news about famous Nigerians? Do you want to become closer to your favorite Nigerian celebrities? Do you want to watch only the best interviews with your favorite stars? Whatever your idols are doing, you will find it in this playlist. Also, you can be the first to know hot gossips, always stay on top of the biggest celebrity scandals and details of their personal lives. Save this playlist and get access to all Nigerian showbiz and entertainment news you are interested in. Sports news | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2FjHqvh Do you want to enjoy updates on international sports events and the most important sports news of Nigeria? Watching this playlist, you can get the best sports coverage. The Legit TV team is bringing you the latest Nigerian and international sports news, gossips, and interviews. Watch football highlights and reviews of premier league football matches. Be the first to know boxing news and fights results. And, of course, enjoy vox-pop interviews of other passionate sports fans. ___ Do you want to know more about Nigeria breaking news? Connect with Legit TV! Visit Legit TV Site: https://www.legit.ng/ Follow Legit TV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/legitngnews Follow Legit TV on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1QsdYVZ Follow Legit TV on Instagram: https://ift.tt/2Aieh4o #LegitTV #naijcomtv #Legit #nigerianews

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Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution| Legit TV Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution | Legit TV Whilst a sizeable number of Lagosians continued to complain that they did not palliatives, the state government insisted that the distribution was properly done as promised. Therefore, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) decided to support journalists to carry out a fact-check of the palliatives distribution in Lagos state, among other projects detailing the government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The following video is the result of our findings. Subscribe to Legit TV for more political and celebrity news! https://goo.gl/WtN4Yv Current affairs - Nigeria News | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2qZIi3V The latest Africa and Nigeria News on Legit TV! Daily current affairs and crime news. Issues of public concern and statements of opinion leaders. Political news, comments, and scandals. The views of experts and street interviews of ordinary citizens of Nigeria. Breaking news and updates. What's troubling people in Africa? And what news stories are the most discussed in Nigeria today? Save this playlist to be the first who gets the answers! Naija lifestyle | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2qZNBzu This playlist contains videos under the heading “Naija LifeStyle”. Here you can find the latest Nigeria entertainment news. Do you like watching people answering tricky questions in the street interviews? Are you interested in gossip news? Do you want to know more about public and personal lives of Nigerian music artists, actors, and other famous people? Are you a music fan who wants to be the first to watch the newest music videos of Nigerian pop-stars and rock-bands? If at least one of your answers is “yes”, save this playlist and have fun! Special projects | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2HwHUAj This playlist contains videos under the heading “Special projects” on Legit TV Hilarious comedy videos about life in Nigeria. Nigerian opinions on politics. Overviews of big political conflicts and social problems that concern the society. Success stories of self-made men and women. Exclusive interviews with public figures and your favorite stars. And amazing life stories of unusual and talented Nigerians which can inspire you. Save this playlist to get interesting content every day! Nigeria Top List | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2JwAP3s In this playlist, we've collected videos that can broaden your horizons. The team of Legit TV regularly chooses top 5 interesting facts on different topics related to Africa. What were the biggest Africa’s scandals of the year? Who are the best football players in Nigeria? What interesting facts should you know about the Igbo people? Do you have the answers to these questions? Watch our top lists to stay on top of Nigeria entertainment news and learn more about Africa and Africans! Star Chat | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2JtOqbL Are you looking for the latest news about famous Nigerians? Do you want to become closer to your favorite Nigerian celebrities? Do you want to watch only the best interviews with your favorite stars? Whatever your idols are doing, you will find it in this playlist. Also, you can be the first to know hot gossips, always stay on top of the biggest celebrity scandals and details of their personal lives. Save this playlist and get access to all Nigerian showbiz and entertainment news you are interested in. Sports news | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2FjHqvh Do you want to enjoy updates on international sports events and the most important sports news of Nigeria? Watching this playlist, you can get the best sports coverage. The Legit TV team is bringing you the latest Nigerian and international sports news, gossips, and interviews. Watch football highlights and reviews of premier league football matches. Be the first to know boxing news and fights results. And, of course, enjoy vox-pop interviews of other passionate sports fans. ___ Do you want to know more about Nigeria breaking news? Connect with Legit TV! Visit Legit TV Site: https://www.legit.ng/ Follow Legit TV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/legitngnews Follow Legit TV on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1QsdYVZ Follow Legit TV on Instagram: https://ift.tt/2Aieh4o #LegitTV #naijcomtv #Legit #nigerianews

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Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution| Legit TV

Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution| Legit TV Covid-19: Fact-checking Lagos state palliatives distribution | Legit TV Whilst a sizeable number of Lagosians continued to complain that they did not palliatives, the state government insisted that the distribution was properly done as promised. Therefore, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) decided to support journalists to carry out a fact-check of the palliatives distribution in Lagos state, among other projects detailing the government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The following video is the result of our findings. Subscribe to Legit TV for more political and celebrity news! https://goo.gl/WtN4Yv Current affairs - Nigeria News | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2qZIi3V The latest Africa and Nigeria News on Legit TV! Daily current affairs and crime news. Issues of public concern and statements of opinion leaders. Political news, comments, and scandals. The views of experts and street interviews of ordinary citizens of Nigeria. Breaking news and updates. What's troubling people in Africa? And what news stories are the most discussed in Nigeria today? Save this playlist to be the first who gets the answers! Naija lifestyle | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2qZNBzu This playlist contains videos under the heading “Naija LifeStyle”. Here you can find the latest Nigeria entertainment news. Do you like watching people answering tricky questions in the street interviews? Are you interested in gossip news? Do you want to know more about public and personal lives of Nigerian music artists, actors, and other famous people? Are you a music fan who wants to be the first to watch the newest music videos of Nigerian pop-stars and rock-bands? If at least one of your answers is “yes”, save this playlist and have fun! Special projects | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2HwHUAj This playlist contains videos under the heading “Special projects” on Legit TV Hilarious comedy videos about life in Nigeria. Nigerian opinions on politics. Overviews of big political conflicts and social problems that concern the society. Success stories of self-made men and women. Exclusive interviews with public figures and your favorite stars. And amazing life stories of unusual and talented Nigerians which can inspire you. Save this playlist to get interesting content every day! Nigeria Top List | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2JwAP3s In this playlist, we've collected videos that can broaden your horizons. The team of Legit TV regularly chooses top 5 interesting facts on different topics related to Africa. What were the biggest Africa’s scandals of the year? Who are the best football players in Nigeria? What interesting facts should you know about the Igbo people? Do you have the answers to these questions? Watch our top lists to stay on top of Nigeria entertainment news and learn more about Africa and Africans! Star Chat | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2JtOqbL Are you looking for the latest news about famous Nigerians? Do you want to become closer to your favorite Nigerian celebrities? Do you want to watch only the best interviews with your favorite stars? Whatever your idols are doing, you will find it in this playlist. Also, you can be the first to know hot gossips, always stay on top of the biggest celebrity scandals and details of their personal lives. Save this playlist and get access to all Nigerian showbiz and entertainment news you are interested in. Sports news | Legit TV - https://bit.ly/2FjHqvh Do you want to enjoy updates on international sports events and the most important sports news of Nigeria? Watching this playlist, you can get the best sports coverage. The Legit TV team is bringing you the latest Nigerian and international sports news, gossips, and interviews. Watch football highlights and reviews of premier league football matches. Be the first to know boxing news and fights results. And, of course, enjoy vox-pop interviews of other passionate sports fans. ___ Do you want to know more about Nigeria breaking news? Connect with Legit TV! Visit Legit TV Site: https://www.legit.ng/ Follow Legit TV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/legitngnews Follow Legit TV on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1QsdYVZ Follow Legit TV on Instagram: https://ift.tt/2Aieh4o #LegitTV #naijcomtv #Legit #nigerianews

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