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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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Training

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
Awards

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 The Quramo Writers’ Prize (QWP) celebrates unpublished writers working to hone their craft and record Africa’s original […]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

  • Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award

    April 15, 2026 Comments Off on Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award
    DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2026 — The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is accepting applications for the annual Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award. The Sharon Begley Award comprises a career prize, recognising the [...]
  • Broadcast journalists can apply for 2026 AIBs awards
    April 7, 2026 Comments Off on Broadcast journalists can apply for 2026 AIBs awards
  • 2026 Wiki Loves Africa media contest
    March 3, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 Wiki Loves Africa media contest

Fellowships

  • MTN Media Innovation Programme for Nigerian media practitioners

    April 12, 2026 Comments Off on MTN Media Innovation Programme for Nigerian media practitioners
    DEADLINE: APRIL 22, 2026 — Media practitioners in the Nigerian space can apply for the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP). This is a 6-week long programme spread across six months. The six-month, fully funded fellowship for [...]
  • 2026 MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme
    April 12, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme
  • David McClure Public Interest Journalism Fellowship
    April 4, 2026 Comments Off on David McClure Public Interest Journalism Fellowship

Others

  • Submit investigative story pitches to Follow the Money

    March 10, 2026 Comments Off on Submit investigative story pitches to Follow the Money
    Follow the Money is inviting pitches from freelance journalists or reporters working with media outlets that are open to collaboration. The organisation is looking for investigations that shed light on individuals, corporations, or institutions that [...]
  • Hope for Children Left Behind Initiative seeks volunteers
    February 10, 2026 Comments Off on Hope for Children Left Behind Initiative seeks volunteers
  • 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

Vacancies

  • Investigative reporter vacancy at The Examination

    April 8, 2026 Comments Off on Investigative reporter vacancy at The Examination
    DEADLINE: APRIL 17, 2026 — The Examination is hiring an investigative reporter with a track record of producing impactful stories. The investigative reporter will be responsible for producing original reporting and stories about the commercial [...]
  • Vacancy: Politics & current affairs editor at Legit
    April 4, 2026 Comments Off on Vacancy: Politics & current affairs editor at Legit
  • IPI hiring press freedom editor/editorial lead
    April 4, 2026 Comments Off on IPI hiring press freedom editor/editorial lead

Grants

  • WSCIJ accepting investigative story proposals

    April 16, 2026 Comments Off on WSCIJ accepting investigative story proposals
    DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2026 — Local investigative journalists can propose investigative stories to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). Under WSCIJ’s Collaborative Media Engagement for Development Inclusivity and Accountability (CMEDIA) project, journalists will [...]
  • Africast seeks pitches for accountability stories
    April 13, 2026 Comments Off on Africast seeks pitches for accountability stories
  • Submit proposals on climate resilience, solutions
    April 12, 2026 Comments Off on Submit proposals on climate resilience, solutions

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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