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5 years

Politics has been left in the hands of inferiors; calling them Excellency that they know is not excellent; distinguished when they are actually extinguished & honourable to one who is most dishonourable… @obyezeks #11WSCLecture #WSAIR2019 #Happy85th #WoleSoyinka

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has postponed the presentation of award to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. #WSAIR2019

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And the overall winner - the Nigeria Investigative Journalist of the year 2020 is Damilola Banjo @RealBanjo who writes for @SaharaReporters Her report 'Justice for sale' gave her the accolade. #Congrats #Media #journalism #WSAIR2020

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#11WSCLecture may have come and gone, but it has left us with unforgettable quotes and moments. We bring you some with reverberating effect - 1. "The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism." - Wole Soyinka

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5 years

PRESS RELEASE: We were wrong and the Vice President is right

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has postponed the presentation of award to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. #WSAIR2019

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1/ The @WSoyinkaCentre has selected twelve female journalists for the champion building edition of its 2023 #ReportWomen ! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme ( #FRLP ) fellowship starting with a residential training from Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th April @gatesfoundation

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. @WSoyinkaCentre is calling for the UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE of @AF_Damilola , editor of @fijnigeria arrested by @gouvbenin . Dear @PresidenceBenin , @PatriceTalonPR , the security of any society is guaranteed in a free press and not in the gun barrel. #FreeDamilolaAyeni #PressFreedom

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Our team was in Ilorin to investigate a high profile case of @samson_ademola , a staff, who alleged he was starting a home. We accessed many primary sources and found his claim true. All charges against him are dropped and he may proceed on a well-deserved honeymoon.

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Candle light procession to celebrate @pius_adesanmi . "If I take the wings of the morning and dwell the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me." Psalm 139 vs 9-10 Sleep on beloved! #RIPPiusAdesanmi

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Journalism is not a crime. Today makes it day 8 that @Mazi_OJD of @fijnigeria . His continued incarceration is worrisome. The impunity against journalists must stop. #FreeDanielOjukwuNow #FreeDanielOjukwu #EndImpunityAgainstJournalists @BenHundeyin @PoliceNG @OfficialDSSNG

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Join the conversation today by 11:00am as we discuss 'Building a resilient Nigerian media and democracy’. Panellists will discuss how the media can become financially and editorially independent and perform its duties. #WSCLecture

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Do you know that @zvbaida is a journalist and a creative writer from Adamawa, Nigeria, with five years of experience in both radio and online print media? She leads the humanitarian and development desk at @HumAngle_ where she writes about issues in the North-East Nigeria. #FRLP

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Attend the Lagos edition of #PiusAdesanmiRIP gathering tomorrow, Saturday 16th March, @ Gani Fawehinmi Park Ojota @PremiumTimesng @MRA_Nigeria @BudgITng @imesoimeso @ptcij @BBCAfrica @CNNAfrica @DrJoeAbah @KadariaAhmed @julietkego @lolashoneyin @thecableng @EiENigeria @naijama

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And finally the cake to celebrate Prof. Wole Soyinka's 85th birthday was cut. #11WSCLecture @obyezeks #WSAIR2019 #Happy85th #WoleSoyinka

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The detention of @Mazi_OJD of @fijnigeria highlights the recent surge in media intimidation by security agencies." @WSoyinkaCentre joins other civil society organisations to call for his unconditional release as journalism is not a crime. #FreeDanielOjukwu @PremiumTimesng

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. @KunleAdebajo of @HumAngle_ won the 2021 #WSAIR (online category) for exposing human rights violations by @HQNigerianArmy in his report on the Safe Corridor programme by the @NigeriaGov to rehabilitate and reintegrate repentant Boko Haram. Visit to apply.

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"The theory of the free press is not that the truth will be presented completely or perfectly in any one instance, but that the truth will emerge from free discussion." - Edward Estlin (E. E.) Cummings #MondayMotivation #FreePressMonday #ISupportFreePress

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. @DapsyOly , veteran investigative journalist and serial journalism founder will headline and give the keynote address at the 2023 Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference & Awards happening on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 Dec. 2023, at Abuja Continental Hotel. #WSAIR2023 @macfound

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A 2023 #ReportWomen ! Female Reporters Leadership Programme ( #FRLP ) Fellow, @zvbaida has been selected as the first-ever humanitarian reporting fellow for @newhumanitarian She will be producing meaningful and inclusive stories for the global audience. Congratulations!

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2 years

We join the rest of the world to celebrate #WorldPhotographyDay2022 . #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay

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10 months

#ReportWomen Network of the @WSoyinkaCentre welcomed 12 new members to its fold following the induction and award ceremony for the 2023 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme ( #FRLP ) Fellows on Monday, 4 September 2022 in Lagos. It was funded by @gatesfoundation .

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After a rigorous application and selection process, 20 participants have been selected for the 2019 Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship! Meet the 20 participants - With support from @freepressunltd , this is the 3rd run. #ReportWomen

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1 year

Congratulations! According to judges of the #ReportHerAwards , @tittyfady of @PremiumTimesng is the best journalist that writes gender-angled articles sparking impactful interventions in several Nigerian communities. She is also a 2021 @WSoyinkaCentre 's #ReportWomen ! #FRLP fellow.

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18th @WSoyinkaCentre Award for Investigative Reporting applications opens 4 October 2023! Entries are welcomed from Nigerian reporters (individuals, teams, full-time, freelancers). Submission closes Tuesday 24 Oct. 2023 by 4pm. Click 👉 to submit. #WSAIR

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1/ @WSoyinkaCentre 's ED/CEO, @D_Encourager has been named among the incredible women journalists globally by @globalfreemedia dedicating their careers to digging out and telling important stories to their communities as part of activities to mark 2023 #InternationalWomensDay

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4 years

Beyond headlines,defeating #COVID19 with accountability & transparency is crucial. How is the media able to #FollowCOVID19MoneyNG ? What protocol or tool is @cenbank & @FinMinNigeria using? Will a portal of inflow/outflow suffice? Delaying the tracking of funds maybe dangerous.

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11 months

The two day 15th #WSCLecture starts tomorrow! Join us tomorrow as we begin the discussion on 'Building a resilient Nigerian media and democracy’. The two day event promises to be exciting, informative and insightful. @MRA_Nigeria @globalfreemedia @RealAWiM @abiolaak @Africmil

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10 months

. @WSoyinkaCentre launched Female Reporters Leadership Programme in 2017 with the support of @freepressunltd to empower women in media. These #FRLP fellows, empowered through training, projects & advocacy have continued to transform newsroom leadership and promote gender parity.

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4 years

Call for investigative story pitches! 📢📢📢 Are you from the print, online, broadcast & photography specialties (full-time or freelance)? Or are you a non-journalist with interest in reporting investigative stories? Then apply: #COVID19RealityCheck

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5 years

The #11WSCLecture is 19 days away & we are super excited about counting down to the event with . @obyezeks delivering the keynote address! Who are the other members of the panel? Watch this space as we unveil them! Wole Soyinka, our grand patron also turns 85 same day!💃💃 #WSat85

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11 months

It's World Wole Soyinka Day! Congratulations are in order for our grand patron on this special occasion of his birthday. Join us to celebrate him.

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10 months

Inspired by her experience as a sportswriter who has seen some retired athletes often struggle because of lack of formal education and concrete retirement plans, @YemiGaladima of @MakingOfChamps organised a 1-day training for 30 young athletes in Kaduna, Kaduna state. #FRLP

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. @agbonsuremi started out with @GuardianNigeria in the early 1990's before moving to @RaypowerNetwork , as one of the pioneer staff when the station started in 1994 where he was assigned to the @NGRPresident , @nassnigeria and other beats. #WSCLecture

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7 months

Dive into the discourse on media evolution with @WaasiShaffii , managing editor of @HumAngle_ ! Catch her insights on the discussion around the global changing media landscapes at the 2023 #AIMConference on December 8-9 at Abuja Continental Hotel. Don't miss out!

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4 years

Advice to Journalists... Get a side hustle Get into media & ethics law class Play the long game - this does not pay on the short term Diversify your skills If you are print, learn to shoot and cut video If you can - take a short course to broaden your knowledge #WSAIR2020

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10 months

A thread! Meet the 12 #ReportWomen ! Female Reporters' Leadership Programme ( #FRLP ) 2023 cohorts as the count down to their induction ceremony on Monday, 4 Sept. continues. @AsumataYaks - @nannews_ng @MarBeeeM - @thecableng @LoveleenIJ - @CJIDAfrica @OlufisoyeAdeni1 - @radionigeriahq

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1 year

To our dear @lotufodunrin , we wish to reiterate that we appreciate everything you do. On this special day, we wish you a happy birthday

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1 year

We celebrate an intentional woman today as she celebrates her birthday Happy birthday to @D_Encourager , Executive Director/CEO of @WSoyinkaCentre Please, help us say a prayer for her

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7 months

The board of judges for the 2023 @WSoyinkaCentre Award for Investigative Reporting ( #WSAIR2023 ) has selected 11 finalists from a pool of 244 entries received for the award’s 18th edition. The event holds on Saturday 9 December at the Abuja Continental Hotel.

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1 year

Congratulations to @TechCabal for emerging winner of the #ReportHer Awards in the digital category. Tech Cabal tells the stories of C-Suite executives, product designers, tech policy champions and other players in the digital economy as the African tech space continue to evolve.

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1 year

Happy belated birthday to our 2017 recipient of the Anti-Corruption Defender award, @obyezeks

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11 months

Ilelah is the Director-General of the @nbcgovng . The veteran broadcaster has over thirty years of experience working in various capacities in the media industry and he boasts of an extensive knowledge of national and international broadcasting laws. #WSCLecture

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Join @WSoyinkaCentre tomorrow, Monday, 4 September 2023, by 11:00 am for the 5th edition of the #ReportWomen ! Female Reporters Leadership Programme ( #FRLP ) Fellowship Induction and Award. Click here 👉 to register and join us virtually. @gatesfoundation

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3 years

We are excited at what is unfolding! Matters of social justice indeed require a lot of attention for nation building. Welcome @fijnigeria !💪

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3 years

Announcing the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Journalism beyond press releases... truth beyond officialdom. @fijnigeria , the people's advocate, is almost here. #FIJisHere

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Ropo Sekoni, Board Chair, @WSoyinkaCentre ; @tounokewale , CEO, @wfm917 ; Balarabe Ilelah, DG of @nbcgovng and @dojaallen , MD/CEO, @CITY1051 alongside eight other distinguished speakers, are set to lead the 15th edition of the Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series. #WSCLecture

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3 years

Its #WorldDapsyDay Happy birthday to our founder, Dapo Olorunyomi @DapsyOly ! A visionary leader that continues to inspire.

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. @WSoyinkaCentre invites applications from mass communication or journalism students from @UnilagNigeria , @LASUOfficial and @yabatechng for a training on local reporting. Application closes on Friday 27 Oct. Interested students should visit 👇 to apply.

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5 years

The Vice President @ProfOsinbajo himself shares this awareness and the inappropriateness of the award at this point. #WSAIR2019

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An exclusive from a Soyinka Laureate . @fisayosoyombo ! A 3 time recipient of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting online category (2014, 2016 and 2017) and Investigative Reporter of the year 2017! 💪💪💪

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I spent five days in a police cell and eight in prison — to track corruption in Nigeria’s criminal justice system. UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION (I): Bribery, bail for sale… Lagos police station where innocent civilians are jailed and criminals are recycled

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Another day, another opportunity to celebrate a great leader, @D_Encourager . Happy birthday ma

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1 year

Speaking during the House-to-House visit on investigative journalism desk under #CMEDIA to @tvcnewsng , @D_Encourager , ED/CEO of @WSoyinkaCentre believes great things happen when people (media organisations) collaborate. #CMEDIA

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1 year

Congratulations to the 2016 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Reporter of the Year, @fisayosoyombo as he joins six other journalists from across the world for the 2023 @risj_oxford 's Journalist Fellowship Programme We are excited about your growth and proud of what you do

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5 years

The postponement was decided on, to align with protests against the repression of #FreedomOfSpeech in recent times, especially the incidence between the Department of State Security (DSS) and @YeleSowore , Publisher of @SaharaReporters , on Friday 6 December. #WSAIR2019

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8 months

Congratulations to one of our 2021 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellows, @osasibizugbe . She has just been announced as the second-place award recipient of the maiden edition of 'Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards' by @Wikimedia .

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It is 5 days to #11WSCLecture ! Speaker line-up 👇 1) Obiageli Ezekwesili @obyezeks (Keynote) 2) 'Gbenga Sesan @gbengasesan 3) Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi 4) Amina Salihu 5) Rotimi Sankore @RotimiSankore 13 July 2019 | Muson Centre | 10am Join us to celebrate Wole Soyinka at 85! 💃

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1 year

@toluogunlesi will serve as a panellist at the @WSoyinkaCentre 's Twitter Spaces on Monday, 12 June 2023 Ogunlesi was the former Special Assistant on Digital/New Media to former @NGRPresident , @MBuhari Join the conversation 👉 #WSCIJTwitterSpaces

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1 year

Eid Mubarak to all Muslims across the world. #EidMubarak #EidAlAdha

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Happy birthday, @lotufodunrin . Enjoy your day.

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9 months

Free at last!! Thanks to all who spoke up. @AnngodwinJ @dayoaiyetan @FreedomofPress @gijn @HafsatKIND @HumAngle_ @GuardianNigeria @karinainemo

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Government Girls Day Science College & Hilltop Model School students benefited from #ReportWomen ! Female Reporters' Leadership Programme ( #FRLP ), Champion building edition thanks to a training on basic journalism skills & career opportunities by @MarBeeeM of @thecableng .

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. @WSoyinkaCentre will host the June edition of its Journalism & Society Twitter Spaces on Monday, 12 June, by 11 am. Panellists will assess how media has progressed or regressed under democracy and how it has supported the growth of democracy. Join here👉

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1/ Nigerians are shattering the glass ceiling @fisayosoyombo Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the @fijnigeria has emerged a 2023-24 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the @UMich , United States. Click to read more

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We call on the @PoliceNG to immediately and unconditionally release Haruna Mohammed who was arrested while on election duties as a journalist @amnesty @AmnestyNigeria @FreedomofPress @ICFJ @pressinstitute @bbcmediaaction @studentpresslaw @hrw @HRWFint @globalcompact @UNWatch

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1/ We are excited to announce that our Executive Director/CEO, @D_Encourager , has been appointed as a board member of @BarazaLab alongside @geci , Associate Professor, @WitsUniversity School of Governance and @Kalinaki of @NationMediaGrp .

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4 years

Here are some tips for investigative journalists which we call the 'A-B-C for reporting #COVID19 ' - Avoid the spread of fear; - Base reports on the preparedness or otherwise of local & national authorities; - Consider finding patterns in figures reeled out in press statements

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Did you know? The @WSoyinkaCentre conceived the annual #WSCLecture series in 2008 to coincide with Prof. Wole Soyinka's birthday on July 13. It serves as a platform for discussing issues related to the Nigerian media's role in upholding governance and social justice.

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9 months

DAME award call for entries is on!

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10 months

In 2015 under the #ReportWomen , a documentary – The untold stories of girls and women in Nigeria documented issues of access to education, health care, economic empowerment and other issues of abuse. #FRLP Click 👉 to watch. @UN_Women @UN @WIAInitiative

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Happy 85th birthday to our Grand Patron, Professor Wole Soyinka! Join us to celebrate #WSat85 at the 11th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture today! 💃 Muson Centre Onikan | 10am Can't make to the venue? Go over to our YouTube channel - #11WSCLecture

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Producing 33 fellows in the past two years, the Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship for 2019 closes with the award event holding tomorrow Tuesday 26 November. Behold the 20-ladies’ army of change makers! #FRLP2019

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📢Call for applications! Inviting Nigerian journalists from all genres of the media with interest in investigating the intersection between #COVID19 , access to information and misinformation, to submit story pitches for consideration. #Freetoshare

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July the 13th! Happy 86th Birthday to Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature and Grand Patron of @WSoyinkaCentre , Professor Wole Soyinka. Many happy returns dear Kongi! The #12WSCLecture to commemorate today goes live by 10am. Join us on zoom and

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Are you ready?! The 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting to open for entries October 4! Mark your calendar and save the date! #WSAIR2019

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. @SarahAyeku of @tvcnewsng is a broadcast journalist passionate about telling inspiring stories to evoke change. Her works on the plight of minorities and under-reported communities in Nigeria has attracted multiple awards and recognitions from home and abroad #ReportWomen ! #FRLP

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Meet @AsumataYaks with @nannews_ng . She is a development and solutions journalist interested in reporting marginalised groups, child rights, gender issues, and impact of conflicts on women and children. She is a Taz foundation and @ICFJ / @WHO on VAC fellow #FRLP #ReportWomen

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Please join the Lagos, Ibadan or Abuja #RIPPiusAdesanmi events today to show your last respect to a great man. #PiusAdesanmi

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The fifth edition of the Report Women! Female Reporters' Leadership Programme ( #FRLP ) Fellowship induction and award presentation ceremony will hold on Monday, 4 September, 2023, in Lagos. The @WSoyinkaCentre 's initiative is supported by @gatesfoundation @CJIDAfrica @gijn

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The countdown to the 15th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series continues. Panellists will discuss 'Building a resilient Nigeria media and democracy' during the two day event holding on Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 of July. More information will be announced soon #WSCLecture

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Are you a journalist based outside Abuja and interested in attending 2023 Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards? @WSoyinkaCentre is offering travel/accommodation support to interested journalists. Visit . Deadline: 23 Nov. #AIMConference #WSAIR2023

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. @D_Encourager has called on President @officialABAT to ensure 50% representation for women in the ministerial and political appointments as he forms his government. She said this at the #ReportherAwards ongoing in Lagos.

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6 winners of the @WSoyinkaCentre Award for Investigative Reporting across different years are currently in South Africa for the 2023 @AIJC_Conference at @WitsUniversity . Also on the trip are 2 WSCIJ staff, @Guarantor2011 , Comms Officer and Emem Nssien, HR Officer, WSCIJ.

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Save the date! The 2023 Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series will hold on Thursday 13th July 2023 as we commemorate the birthday of our grand patron and Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature, Prof Wole Soyinka. @MarBeeeM @AsumataYaks @OlufisoyeAdeni1 @ @karinainemo @zvbaida

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Introducing Maryam Abdullahi! @MarBeeeM began her journalism career as a campus reporter. In 2021, she joined @thecableng where she currently works as the gender, inclusion and development reporter Maryam in 2022 won the PwC Media Excellence Award #ReportWomen ! #FRLP

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In 2014, @julianafrancis became the only female investigative reporter of the year to date. And the story? A gripping 3-part – Extrajudicial killings: story of SARS & robbery suspects, published in the New Telegraph Newspaper. #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria #SARSMUSTEND /1

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The global media space and newsrooms share similar characteristics and face the same challenges. These were the submissions of the former Head at @KasMedia , @ChristophPlate , during the 2023 #WSCLecture to discuss 'Building a resilient Nigerian media and democracy'.

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In a workshop titled "Entrepreneurial Journalism: Starting and Running Your Own News Media Organisation", @DapsyOly explained that journalism is a small station of what media is and noted that difficulty stems from making money from accountability journalism. #AIMConference

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. @D_Encourager will become the first Nigerian speaker to be invited to @abraji 's International Congress of Investigative Journalism She will speak alongside 8 other foreign professionals in São Paulo from June 29 to July 2 @WesleyLowery , @IlicaMahajan , @Rosental , @dangerscarf

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. @WSoyinkaCentre is looking for dedicated volunteers (journalists and ushers) for the 2023 Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Award scheduled for Friday 8 and Saturday 9 December. Deadline: Thursday 23 Nov. Click to apply. #AIMConference #WSAIR2023

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"The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny." ~ Wole Soyinka #EndImpunity

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. @wfm917 Centre has selected 21 journalists from 1552 applications across Nigeria for its 2023 female investigative reporting training. The second edition of the residential training will address under-representation and under-reported issues surrounding women

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#WSAIR2020 finalist, Ibrahim Adeyemi [ @ibrahim_adey ] a freelance reporter with @BusinessDayNg wrote, Undercover investigation: With just N200 bribe per immigration checkpoint, illegal migrants are infiltrating Nigeria through Sokoto Supported by @macfound

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Are you an aspiring investigative journalist or an IJ looking for that big break? Watch the publisher and editor-in-chief of @PremiumTimesng , @DapsyOly , share some vital IJ tips during @WSoyinkaCentre 's House-to-House visit to @tvcnewsng under #CMEDIA project. @macfound

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Journalists must address issues of corruption and fragility of the Nigerian state occasioned by insecurity which are some of the major factors hampering national development. @DapsyOly said this while giving insights into investigative story ideas for journalists. #CMEDIA

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PRESS RELEASE The 12th edition of the annual Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series is set to hold as a webinar on Monday, 13 July 2020, from 10am to 12noon West Africa Time (WAT). Register (free) to attend here - #12WSCLecture /1

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2/ Some of the speakers were @elrufai , fmr. Kaduna state Governor; @SharonKasali , fmr.Executive Secretary of @PEFMB_ng ; Deji Haastrup; and @samomatseye , chairman, Editorial Board of @TheNationNews . Read their thoughts by visiting

Speakers urge media to promote transparency, accountability in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria |...

Speakers at the inaugural lecture for the Media for Oil Reform Programme launched with the Seventh Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series held on Monday 13

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Journalists, bloggers, citizen reporters, and editors are encouraged to join the Weekend Journalism Masterclass to learn from media experts This training is organised by @TheICIR Visit to register today

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Some entry-level female journalists in Lagos with 1-3 years of professional experience on Friday, 16 June 2023, benefitted from a one-day training designed to broaden their knowledge on navigating newsroom challenges organised by @OladunjoyeBles1 , BONews publisher #FRLP

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We can not keep calm 💃💃💃 Forty, fortified and fabulous! Join us to celebrate our Executive Director/CEO and madam intentional @D_Encourager , as she clocks 40 today! Happy birthday to an exceptional leader!

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The #WSCIJTwitterSpaces to discuss the safety of journalists during the #2023generalelections will be going live by 11:00am WAT Click 👉 to join the robust conversation powered by @WSoyinkaCentre Do well to join us @dayoaiyetan @EdetOjo @RealBanjo

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