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Month: May 2020

WPFD: NGE demands unconditional release of journalists in detention
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COVID-19: Employers do not care enough about our safety ― Journalists

May 8, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on COVID-19: Employers do not care enough about our safety ― Journalists

Journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria have said they lack sufficient protection and are not adequately catered for. The journalists disclosed this in a survey conducted by a group of media and civil society […]

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Freelance journalists can apply for online safety training

May 8, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Freelance journalists can apply for online safety training

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 ― The ACOS Alliance (A Culture of Safety Alliance) offers bursaries for 16 freelance journalists to access an online safety training course produced by Silk Road. Starting on June 1, […]

Quramo
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Quramo invites entries for 2020 Writers’ Prize

May 8, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Quramo invites entries for 2020 Writers’ Prize

DEADLINE: JULY 30 ― Quramo Publishing is inviting entries for the 2020 edition of the Quramo Writers’ Prize. The Quramo Writers’ Prize (QWP) celebrates unpublished writers working to hone their craft and record Africa’s original […]

COVID-19: MFWA demands justice for assaulted journalists
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COVID-19: MFWA demands justice for assaulted journalists

May 7, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on COVID-19: MFWA demands justice for assaulted journalists

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called for investigations into acts of brutalities against journalists covering the COVID-19 and other violations against media professionals in relation to their publications on the pandemic in […]

Professional journalists didn't want to work with us, TheCable founder, Kolawole
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Professional journalists didn’t want to work with us ― Kolawole, TheCable founder

May 7, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Professional journalists didn’t want to work with us ― Kolawole, TheCable founder

The founder of TheCable online newspaper, Simon Kolawole, has revealed that many professional journalists preferred not to work with online news media organisations including the likes of TheCable. Kolawole said this in a recent interview […]

Call for entries Global Peace Photo Award
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Call for entries: Global Peace Photo Award

May 6, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Call for entries: Global Peace Photo Award

DEADLINE: MAY 24, 2020 ― The Global Peace Photo Award formerly called the Alfred Fried Photography Award is inviting applications for the 2020 edition of the awards. The Global Peace Photo Award is inspired by […]

Premium Times, NAN, fake news, Dapo Olorunyomi, campus journalists
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COVID-19: Campus journalists charged on collaborative reporting

May 5, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on COVID-19: Campus journalists charged on collaborative reporting

Publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi, has charged campus journalists to collaboratively use this period of lockdown to report about challenges facing the education sector in Nigeria. Key among the issues that can be reported, […]

WPFD: IPC urges govt not to make media practice difficult in Nigeria, IPC health journalists
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WPFD: IPC urges govt not to make media practice difficult in Nigeria

May 4, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on WPFD: IPC urges govt not to make media practice difficult in Nigeria

The International Press Centre (IPC) has called on the government not to make media practice difficult in the country. As part of the global celebration of the 2020 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) the IPC, […]

WPFD: NGE demands unconditional release of journalists in detention
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WPFD: NGE demands unconditional release of journalists in detention

May 4, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on WPFD: NGE demands unconditional release of journalists in detention

Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for the unconditional release of journalists who are in detention in Nigeria and across the world. The call was made in a statement by the guild to commemorate […]

WPFD No democracy can grow without independent media NUJ
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WPFD: No democracy can grow without independent media ― NUJ

May 4, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on WPFD: No democracy can grow without independent media ― NUJ

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has restated that no democracy will grow and flourish without a vibrant and independent media. President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo who said this in […]

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Awards

  • Sigma Awards 2026 open for entries

    November 20, 2025 Comments Off on Sigma Awards 2026 open for entries
    DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2026 — Journalists can apply for the 2026 Sigma Awards, which celebrate the best data journalism from around the world. The competition has no categories, allowing journalists and newsrooms to submit their [...]
  • 2026 INMA Global Media Awards open for entries
    November 11, 2025 Comments Off on 2026 INMA Global Media Awards open for entries
  • 2026 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling
    November 6, 2025 Comments Off on 2026 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling

Fellowships

  • Knight Science Journalism fellowships open for applications

    November 23, 2025 Comments Off on Knight Science Journalism fellowships open for applications
    DEADLINE: JANUARY 9, 2025 — Knight Science Journalism (KSJ) is accepting applications for the Academic-Year and the Africa and Middle East Fellowships. The Academic-Year fellowship will be offered to 10 science journalists from around the [...]
  • Fellowship for health editors in Africa
    November 23, 2025 Comments Off on Fellowship for health editors in Africa
  • Knight-Wallace Fellowships accepting applications from journalists
    November 20, 2025 Comments Off on Knight-Wallace Fellowships accepting applications from journalists

Others

  • Media literacy poetry festival in Lagos seeks participants, poetry submissions

    December 2, 2025 Comments Off on Media literacy poetry festival in Lagos seeks participants, poetry submissions
    DEADLINE: DECEMBER 7, 2025 — Creatives and media enthusiasts can register for this youth-focused poetry festival on media and information literacy (MIL). Interested participants can also submit poetry materials, and selected poems will be included in [...]
  • Naija Feminists Media seeks contributors, writers
    July 27, 2025 Comments Off on Naija Feminists Media seeks contributors, writers
  • Investigative story projects on women and girls’ rights
    July 26, 2025 Comments Off on Investigative story projects on women and girls’ rights

Vacancies

  • Vacancy: Programme Officer for SRHR projects in Abuja

    November 20, 2025 Comments Off on Vacancy: Programme Officer for SRHR projects in Abuja
    DEADLINE: DECEMBER 12, 2025 — Lawyers Alert, an organisation working to promote human rights, seeks a passionate and experienced Programme Officer based in Abuja to support its Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) projects. The [...]
  • Zikoko is hiring a Citizen Reporter
    November 16, 2025 Comments Off on Zikoko is hiring a Citizen Reporter
  • Communications and Public Relations Officer at PPDC
    October 24, 2025 Comments Off on Communications and Public Relations Officer at PPDC

Grants

  • UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund open for proposals

    November 20, 2025 Comments Off on UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund open for proposals
    DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2026 — The Global Media Defence Fund of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is accepting proposals. This call seeks to provide financial support to local, regional, and global not-for-profit [...]
  • IWMF’s Kim Wall Memorial Fund for women, nonbinary journalists
    November 11, 2025 Comments Off on IWMF’s Kim Wall Memorial Fund for women, nonbinary journalists
  • The Stringer Foundations’ reporting grants
    November 11, 2025 Comments Off on The Stringer Foundations’ reporting grants

Campus

  • 2025 Alfred Opubor Prize for Campus Journalism open for entries

    2025 Alfred Opubor Prize for Campus Journalism open for entries

    October 1, 2025 Comments Off on 2025 Alfred Opubor Prize for Campus Journalism open for entries
    DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2025— The Centre for Journalism Innovation & Development (CJID) is inviting student journalists from universities and polytechnics across Nigeria to submit their best work for recognition in the 2025 edition of Alfred [...]
  • Youth Digest’s 2025 campus journalism awards open for entries
    October 1, 2025 Comments Off on Youth Digest’s 2025 campus journalism awards open for entries
  • Campus journalists across West Africa can submit pitches
    September 7, 2024 Comments Off on Campus journalists across West Africa can submit pitches
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