The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, with support from the International Budget Partnership, IBP, has announced a call for application for its Health Reporting Fellowship for journalists in twelve focal states across the six geo-political zones.
The programme according to the Deputy Programme Manager of ICIR, Agema Gloria is a six-month fellowship supported by IBP under its SPARK(Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge) programme in Nigeria.
According to the announcement, the project is open to journalists residing in the selected states with a proven track record reporting the health sector to report on issues around two Federal Government health intervention policies: Basic Health Care Provision Fund BHCPF and the Midwives Service Scheme MSS.
Candidates with a minimum of three to five years experience reporting the health sector and working in print, electronic and online media would be selected from the 12 focal states. Intending journalists must provide proof of their reporting on health issues in the last six months. Freelance journalists with a proven reporting track record can also apply.
The twelve states where applications are requested only from health reporters who meet the stipulated criteria are ;
- Anambra
- Akwa Ibom
- Bauchi
- Cross River
- Ebonyi
- Gombe
- Jigawa
- Kano
- Nasarawa
- Niger
- Ogun
- Oyo
Candidates can only apply for this project online through this link or by visiting the ICIR website – www.icirnigeria.org.
Deadline for application for this project is 2nd May 2022.