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AS part of global efforts to curtail the spread of fake news, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) on Friday launched an independent fact-checking platform known as the FactCheckHub. The project initiated by […]

Journalists and media practitioners in Nigeria seeking to apply for media opportunities can apply for the following programmes. These media opportunities including awards, fellowships, grants have deadlines in August 2020. Journalists and media practitioners seeking […]

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has published two photo books on the challenges with basic education and electricity in Nigeria. The photobooks titled, ‘State of Schools’ and ‘Living in Darkness’, are part […]

Stakeholders, at an event organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) to mark Professor Wole Soyinka’s 86th birthday, have pushed for Nigeria to have accurate and relevant data towards national development. The usefulness […]

Meedan has supported twenty-five non-profit organisations as part of its efforts to tackle health misinformation, particularly those arising from the novel COVID-19. At least eight of the non-profits are from Africa including Nigeria’s Peoples Check, […]

Journalists and others can attend a free programme, the Self-Investigation that provides learning tools to manage stress. The Self-Investigation is an online stress management program launched by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), OpenNews and […]

Journalists and media practitioners in Nigeria seeking to apply for these media opportunities with deadlines in July 2020. Journalists and media practitioners can also check other opportunities including conferences, fellowships, trainings, awards and courses etc. from […]

A Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has been launched by leaders of African Journalism organizations to face the current challenging effects of COVID-19 and the collateral impacts on press freedom, the safety of journalists, access […]

Health communications organisation Nigeria Health Watch and Meedan, on Tuesday, have announced a partnership which aims to counter misinformation around COVID-19 and other public health challenges in Nigeria. This partnership will take place through Meedan’s […]