Compiled by Jerry Anietie

Media Opportunities- Training, Fellowship (June 2025)

Media Opportunities for Journalists Interested in Investigation, Storytelling and AI Training Passionate about AI-driven innovation, investigative excellence, or impactful storytelling? These opportunities are your launchpad to a bold and exciting media career. Take advantage of these programs, designed to equip journalists and storytellers with cutting-edge skills and global exposure, available in June. JournalismAI Academy Announces 5-Week […]

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THE PUNCH: Enhancing editorial assignments with AI

New employees of The Punch Newspaper who participated in the Immersion Programme by the company and Punch Media Foundation, got some deep insights on how to use AI to enhance their editorial assignments. Director of Projects at Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation, Mayowa Tijani, the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Abuja Politico, Kirk Leigh and Editor, THE

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Research: Most newsrooms not officially using AI

Most newsrooms in Nigeria have yet to incorporate AI as an official tool in news processing. This is part of the preliminary findings of a research on the “Use of Artificial Intelligence in Newsrooms” by a group of researchers from the Department of Mass Communication, Plateau State University. Journalists sampled for the research, however, admitted

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Five urgent vacancies at WSCIJ

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has announced openings for Programmes, Communications and Storytelling roles in the organisation. The vacant positions include Associate Director (Programmes), Programme Manager, Programme Officer, Communication Manager, Digital Storytelling and Multimedia Officer, Digital Storytelling and Multimedia Officer and Innovation and Sustainability Associate. FULL DETAILS BELOW:   Associate Director –

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‘How Female Reporters Leadership Programme impacted my career’

The Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), in which Mrs. Ann Godwin, the South-South Bureau Chief of The Guardian Newspaper, participated in 2021, is supposed to have officially ended four years ago, but she continues to showcase the impact the training had on her till date.  

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Harnessing AI in Journalism: A Game-Changer at LightRay Media

As a journalist at LightRay! Media, I’ve witnessed firsthand the impact of AI on our workflow and storytelling.   In today’s fast-paced news environment, small newsrooms like ours face significant challenges in producing high-quality content while competing with larger media outlets. However, AI has been a game-changer for us, enabling us to streamline our processes,

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AI and Tech Accountability Reporting Fellowship Training

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has held a 3-day virtual training to commence the AI and Tech Accountability Reporting Fellowship by the Nigeria AI Collective. This intensive training with journalists, researchers and technology experts featured expert-led and interactive sessions built around three core thematic areas: Foundations of AI Systems, Power, Policy, Disruption &

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