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Emission from Ife Iron Steel Melting Company continue to affect Osun residents
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Emission from Ife Iron Steel Melting Company continue to affect Osun residents

May 4, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Emission from Ife Iron Steel Melting Company continue to affect Osun residents

Faith Alofe ―  The activities of the Ife Iron Steel Company in the Fasina area, a suburb area of the Ife central-local government area in Osun State are increasingly affecting the lives of residents, following […]

Inside Ebonyi community where women and children illegally mine lead zinc
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Inside Ebonyi community where women and children illegally mine lead, zinc

May 3, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Inside Ebonyi community where women and children illegally mine lead, zinc

By Wisdom Onwunmelu ― On a sunny Wednesday on April 6 at about 10:30 a.m. some residents of the Enyim Agalagu community in Ebonyi State were seen mining lead and zinc at the Azuogwogo axis.  […]

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Fleeing Intruders: Despite strict laws, cattle herders and poachers are tainting Old Oyo National Park

May 3, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Fleeing Intruders: Despite strict laws, cattle herders and poachers are tainting Old Oyo National Park

Up ahead, two patas monkeys held hands hopping at the side of the narrow walkway. As the sound of the incoming motorcycles reached them, they froze. But only for a few minutes just enough time […]

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How subscription, rentals help small businesses meet renewable energy needs

April 28, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on How subscription, rentals help small businesses meet renewable energy needs

By Roland Bayode — Owolabi Ajiboye prepares to barb the hair of a customer inside Legend Barber’s Shop. Since there was no electricity supply, he connected the shop’s main electricity extension box to an energy capsule […]

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Residents suffer as oil spillage wreaks havoc on farmlands, fish ponds in Ogun community

April 28, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Residents suffer as oil spillage wreaks havoc on farmlands, fish ponds in Ogun community

Residents of Ogere-Remo continue to suffer losses due to oil spillage occasioned by activities of vandals who burst pipelines belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that pass through the community. MISTURAH OLATUNJI reports […]

Environmentally

Deadly smoke: Rising cost of cooking gas in Nigeria threatens environment 

April 28, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Deadly smoke: Rising cost of cooking gas in Nigeria threatens environment 

Abdulrahman Adebayo — Sherifat Azeez untied her headgear as she walked this reporter into her living room. Its roughly patched walls and largely broken ceiling were the most striking features in the room. The kitchen […]

One toilet for one street: How open defecation pollutes rivers in Oyo community
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One toilet for one street: How open defecation pollutes rivers in Oyo community

April 25, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on One toilet for one street: How open defecation pollutes rivers in Oyo community

Gbadegesin Adeyanju reports on the practice of open defecation in Masifa community, Oyo State, and how it pollutes the community’s river, air and impacts the residents adversely;    Tucked 144 kilometres from the city centre […]

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Poor waste management, open defecation may cause another cholera outbreak in Oyo

April 25, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Poor waste management, open defecation may cause another cholera outbreak in Oyo

Oluwatobi Odeyinka — The rural Arikuyeri community in the Lagelu area of Oyo state was thrown into communal mourning around November, 2020, following a cholera outbreak that killed not less than 10 people. “It was […]

Depleting fish stocks in rural Bayelsa
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Depleting fish stocks in rural Bayelsa community causing untold hardships for residents

April 19, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Depleting fish stocks in rural Bayelsa community causing untold hardships for residents

Oluwatosin Adewumi reports on environmental challenges in Bayelsa State. Her story focuses on fishing and how it affects the livelihood of residents. Hitherto known for the large number of fishes harvested from its numerous bodies […]

I-79 Media Consults to train 20 campus journalists on environmental reporting
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I-79 Media Consults to train 20 campus journalists on environmental reporting

March 15, 2022 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on I-79 Media Consults to train 20 campus journalists on environmental reporting

By Precious Ewuji — I-79 Media Consults, one of Nigeria’s leading media training hubs is set to train twenty (20) campus journalists and recent graduates on environmental reporting. The programme participants will be trained for […]

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Awards

  • 2026 Kurt Schork Awards open to journalists

    May 10, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 Kurt Schork Awards open to journalists
    DEADLINE: JUNE 14, 2026 — Applications are currently open for the 2026 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, an annual programme that recognises courageous reporting on conflict, corruption, injustice and human rights abuses across the world. [...]
  • 2026 NMMA open to journalists in Nigeria
    May 7, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 NMMA open to journalists in Nigeria
  • Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award
    April 15, 2026 Comments Off on Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award

Fellowships

  • Muneer Yakub Next-Gen Fact-check and OSINT Fellowship for student journalists

    May 3, 2026 Comments Off on Muneer Yakub Next-Gen Fact-check and OSINT Fellowship for student journalists
    DEADLINE: MAY 15, 2026 — Student journalists, fact-checkers and OSINT enthusiasts across Nigerian campuses can apply for the maiden Muneer Yakub Next-Gen Fact-check and OSINT Fellowship. The fellowship for student journalists is organised by the National [...]
  • MTN Media Innovation Programme for Nigerian media practitioners
    April 12, 2026 Comments Off on MTN Media Innovation Programme for Nigerian media practitioners
  • 2026 MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme
    April 12, 2026 Comments Off on 2026 MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme

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

  • MFWA seeks editor for investigative journalism mentorship programme

    May 7, 2026 Comments Off on MFWA seeks editor for investigative journalism mentorship programme
    DEADLINE: MAY 27, 2026 — The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) seeks an experienced editor for its 12-month investigative journalism mentorship programme. The editor will support five female journalists participating in the mentorship programme under [...]
  • Bloomberg News seeks breaking news editor in Sub-Saharan Africa
    May 5, 2026 Comments Off on Bloomberg News seeks breaking news editor in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Investigative reporter vacancy at The Examination
    April 8, 2026 Comments Off on Investigative reporter vacancy at The Examination

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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