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Media houses can apply for Google Journalism Emergency Relief Fund

April 16, 2020 Funmilayo Oluwafunmilayo Comments Off on Media houses can apply for Google Journalism Emergency Relief Fund

DEADLINE: APRIL 29, 2020– Google has launched a global Journalism Emergency Relief Fund through the Google News Initiative to support small and medium-sized news organisations producing original news for local communities The Fund is aimed […]

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Journalists can apply for ‘stay at home’ Media Recognition Awards

April 13, 2020 Funmilayo Oluwafunmilayo Comments Off on Journalists can apply for ‘stay at home’ Media Recognition Awards

DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2020 – Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, has announced a special ‘Stay at Home’ Media Award to recognise journalists reporting coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa. The award, in collaboration […]

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Lagos NUJ carpets media houses for owing journalists

April 13, 2020 Funmilayo Oluwafunmilayo Comments Off on Lagos NUJ carpets media houses for owing journalists

The Lagos State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), has berated some media houses, who, it said, are owing their members of staff. The Chairman of the Council, Dr Quasim Akinreti, in a […]

Wits Journalism
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Attend Wits Journalism webinar on fake news and coronavirus

April 13, 2020 Funmilayo Oluwafunmilayo Comments Off on Attend Wits Journalism webinar on fake news and coronavirus

The Wits Journalism presents a webinar with the theme: “The Virus, Fake News and Journalism”. The webinar will explore how the current COVID-19 crisis has led to such an explosion of fake news. What should […]

Global Forest Watch
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Attend Introduction to Global Forest Watch Resources webinar

April 10, 2020 Funmilayo Oluwafunmilayo Comments Off on Attend Introduction to Global Forest Watch Resources webinar

Introduction to Global Forest Watch Resources for Journalists is the first in a series of webinars hosted by the Rainforest Journalism Fund, an initiative of the Pulitzer Center. The Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Journalism Fund for […]

GIJN webinar
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Apply for GIJN webinar on reporting coronavirus pandemic

April 7, 2020 Funmilayo Oluwafunmilayo Comments Off on Apply for GIJN webinar on reporting coronavirus pandemic

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) has unveiled its second webinar for journalists and the public on covering the coronavirus pandemic. The second GIJN Webinar in Investigating the Pandemic series, Resilience and Reporting, looks at […]

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Thomson Reuters Foundation launches Coronavirus Crisis Reporting Hub

April 7, 2020 Funmilayo Oluwafunmilayo Comments Off on Thomson Reuters Foundation launches Coronavirus Crisis Reporting Hub

DEADLINE: APRIL 16, 2020 ―  The Thomson Reuters Foundation has launched its Coronavirus Crisis Reporting Hub for journalists covering the global pandemic. The hub is a virtual training, knowledge-sharing and network-building platform which will leverage […]

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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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