Journalists can apply for grant to investigate government procurement

DEADLINE: JULY 30, 2020 – Journalists in Nigeria can apply for support grants to investigate procurement projects across the country.

The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) and Dataphyte are calling for applications from journalists to carry out these independent investigative projects.

Journalists who need support for travel and other reporting expenses using data sets on Budeshi can apply.

Applicants are required to select projects from Budeshi and carry out field investigations on selected projects.

Only journalists working with a reputable media organisation can apply for these grants.

Selected applicants must ensure that the reports are published on their media platforms.

APPLY HERE

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Premium Times publisher, three others named international press freedom awardees

The publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi, and three other journalists, Shahidul Alam, Mohammad Mosaed and Svetlana Prokopyev have been named the international press freedom awardees by The Committee to Protect Journalists. APPLY HERE

 

Stakeholders push for accurate, relevant data at Wole Soyinka 12th lecture

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Apply for Africa Check 2020 scholarship programme

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Register for 21st International Symposium on Online Journalism

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McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism

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VACANCY: ICFJ is hiring an Assistant Editorial Project Manager

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VACANCY: Editor, researcher needed at Dubawa

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Apply for second round of IFCN fact-checking innovation initiative

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Dubawa trains 13 journalists for 2020 fact-checking fellowship

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Meedan supports African non-profits, others to tackle COVID-19 misinformation

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Journalists can apply for Prevent Epidemics Journalism Fellowship

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