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34th DAME Awards seek entries in 25 categories
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34th DAME Awards seek entries in 25 categories

August 27, 2025 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on 34th DAME Awards seek entries in 25 categories

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 — The Trustees of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) Trust Fund have announced the call for entries for the 34th edition of DAME. The awards, first held in 1992, […]

11 exciting opportunities for journalists in June
Latest Opportunities

11 exciting opportunities for journalists in June

May 28, 2025 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on 11 exciting opportunities for journalists in June

June is shaping up to be a month full of promising opportunities for journalists, storytellers, and media professionals. Whether you’re into investigative journalism, fact-checking, or documentary filmmaking, there’s something that could take your career to […]

CJID receiving investigative pitches on climate change 
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CJID receiving investigative pitches on climate change 

August 13, 2024 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on CJID receiving investigative pitches on climate change 

DEADLINE: AUGUST 22, 2024 —The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) is receiving investigative pitches on climate change from journalists and editors from across West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, and The Gambia) under the Open […]

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VACANCY: Business Editor, finance, energy correspondents needed at TheCable

December 24, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on VACANCY: Business Editor, finance, energy correspondents needed at TheCable

DEADLINE: MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020. TheCable, Nigeria’s independent online newspaper, is hiring young, highly skilled and well-motivated team players who are keen on having challenging and rewarding careers. The newspaper is based in Lagos. BUSINESS […]

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WSCIJ Board appoints Motunrayo Alaka as Executive Director

November 19, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on WSCIJ Board appoints Motunrayo Alaka as Executive Director

The Board of Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has appointed Motunrayo Alaka as its new Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made public on Monday in a statement by the Chairman, Board […]

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Media experts charge campus journalists on environmental journalism

November 17, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Media experts charge campus journalists on environmental journalism

Oluwatobi Odeyinka An award-winning environmental journalist and presenter at National Television Authority (NTA), Jennifer Uloma Igwe has encouraged campus journalists in University of Ibadan to participate in environmental journalism, asserting that it is not just […]

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Nigerian, Senegalese journalists win Africa Check Fact-Checking Awards

October 30, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Nigerian, Senegalese journalists win Africa Check Fact-Checking Awards

Senior Editorial Analyst/Industry Editor of BusinessDay Media, Odinaka Anudu has been awarded winner of the Africa Check Fact-Check Of The Year By A Working Journalist. Anudu was awarded at the sixth annual Africa Check Fact-Checking […]

Awards

2019 AMDF Journalist of the Year Award holds December

October 23, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on 2019 AMDF Journalist of the Year Award holds December

Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has announced that the 2019 AMDF Journalist of the Year Award will hold in Kaduna December 10th and 12th. The foundation also revealed that it has received 25 entries from […]

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Five Nigerians win journalism awards at WAMECA 2019

October 19, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Five Nigerians win journalism awards at WAMECA 2019

Five Nigerian journalists from various media organisations have emerged winners at the 2019 edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA). The journalists who were awarded include ‘Kunle Adebajo ─ International Centre for Investigative […]

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Three Nigerians, others shortlisted for 2019 Young Journalist Award

September 20, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Three Nigerians, others shortlisted for 2019 Young Journalist Award

Three Nigerian journalists have been shortlisted among the twelve nominees for the 2019 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award. The journalists include Amos Abba, Oladeinde Olawoyin and Damilola Banjo. The 2019 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award […]

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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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