Oluwatomisin Amokeoja

Amokeoja is a Special Correspondent for MCDN Reports

energy

Meet the new African sustainable energy reporting fellows

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  The 12 journalists selected for the African sustainable energy reporting fellowship powered by Climate Tracker in partnership with Hivos Energy are four Nigerians, twp Kenyans, two Ugandans, Egyptian, Tanzanian, Malawian and Zimbabwean. Below are the profiles of the winners: Amos Abba is an investigative journalist with The International Center for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, an […]

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Nieman

How I applied for my Nieman fellowship selection – Adebayo

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Senior Producer for Cable News Network (CNN) Africa, Bukola Adebayo, who has been selected for 2020-21 class of Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, in this online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin shares her experience in applying for the fellowship and other career issues.  What’s your reaction to your selection? The fellowship is a prestigious one,

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‘Our plans for checkmating fake news’

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Three months ago, Broadcast Journalist, Zainab Sanni and Content writer Moh’d Muhydeen Olakunle started NewsVerifier.Africa now a one-stop-shop for “Fact-Checking” as part of efforts quest to combat misinformation and disinformation in Africa. In this interview with www.mediacareerng.org Zainab speaks on their experience and plans to step up their fact-checking campaign. Three months after the launch

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Nigeria’s Adebayo, 15 others named Nieman Foundation fellows

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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja A Senior Producer for Cable News Network (CNN) Africa,  Bukola Adebayo, has made the list of journalists selected for 2020-21 class of Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. In an announcement by the foundation, Adebayo was one of the 16 Nieman Fellows selected for its 83rd class, including investigative reporters, science

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Photos

State of education, electricity in photos by Wole Soyinka Centre

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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has released two photo books on the challenges with basic education and electricity in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Executive Director/CEO, Mrs Motunrayo Alaka, the photo books titled, State of Schools and Living in Darkness, is part of WSCIJ’s Regulatory Monitoring Programme

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Media Programmes THISWEEK ( July 28- August 1, 2020)

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For the remaining part of this week, the following media programmes; training, webinar, call for entries and award deadline will hold this week July 28- August 1, 2020. See details below Wednesday, July 28 Open Contract Reporting Training By The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and Procurement Monitor Follow at @TheICIR, @ppmonitorNG #TheICIR #OCR

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Four Nigerian journalists, others named Energy Reporting fellows

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Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Four Nigerian journalists are among the 12 fellows selected by the Climate Tracker in collaboration with Hivos Energy for it’s African Sustainable Energy Reporting Fellowship. The Nigerian fellows are Niyi Oyedeji, Amos Abba ( both of International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Oladeinde Olawoyin of Premium Times and  Jennifer Ugwa. The selection process

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Call for stories on animals, nature

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Animal Times Africa www.animaltimesafrica.com powered by Newsscreen Media Limited has called for stories ideas from young journalists interested in writing on animals and nature. Following its observation that journalists don’t write much on nature and animals, Newsscreen Media Limited said it is taking up the challenge to getting journalists interested in reporting the beat by

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Radio

Tributes for witty late radio presenter as colleague pleads for children’s support

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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Fans and colleagues of witty radio presenter, Emmanuella Pobeni Adepoju popularly known as Iya Jogbo have continued to pay her glowing tributes. Emmanuella died on Friday due to illness from Bronchitis and an enlarged heart, the management of TVC Communications, owners of TVC, TVC News and Max FM Lagos and Abuja announced

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Nigerian journalist selected for Global Sustainable Solutions Fellowship

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Writer and freelance journalist, Mr Daniel Whyte, has been selected as one of the four fellows to participate in the 2020 Global Sustainable Solutions Stories Fellowship. Oluwatomisin Amokeoja reports that the fellowship is a six-month paid media mentorship-fellowship combo offered by Climate Tracker in partnership with One Earth. Whyte announced the selection through the micro-blogging

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