Awards & Fellowships

HWPL to establish news website concentrating on peace-related issues

The heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international NGO under the UN ECOSOC (United Nation Economic and Social Council) says it’s planning to establish a news platform as a website concentrating on peace-related issues, and also will be taking account of solutions offered by professional journalists. Mr. Ian Seo, Chief Manager of […]

HWPL to establish news website concentrating on peace-related issues Read More »

CALL FOR APPLICATION: 2017 WOLE SOYINKA AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism is calling for applications for the 12th edition of Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. Nigerian journalists or team of journalists, full or part-time, with stories published between 4th October 2016 and 3rd October 2017, can apply for opportunity. This award seeks to honour journalism works from the

CALL FOR APPLICATION: 2017 WOLE SOYINKA AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Read More »

Migration and Climate Fellowship for Nigerian journalists

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is accepting applications for its Reporting Fellowship on Migration and Climate Change. The Fellowship is open to journalists from Nigeria who will take part in two half-day virtual workshops on covering SDGs, with a focus on climate and migration. Based on the stories produced after the workshop, Fellows will be

Migration and Climate Fellowship for Nigerian journalists Read More »

Azzez of New Telegraph wins 2017 Most Outstanding ICT Editor award

Azzez Olakunle Yinus of New Telegraph has been adjudged as the Most Outstanding ICT Editor of the Year 2017 at this year’s edition of the African Digital Awards (ADA) . ADA is a Pan-African awards that recognises outstanding contributions to the development of ICT industry. Azzez won the award based on a report of  an independent

Azzez of New Telegraph wins 2017 Most Outstanding ICT Editor award Read More »

1,2,3,4,5 PUNCH wins Science Media award again

Tunde Ajaja of Saturday PUNCH has emerged winner of the prize for Print-Science Journalist of the Year 2016 in the  National Academy of Science (NAS) media awards. Ajaja’s emergence, at the Annual Appreciation Luncheon for Science Journalists and award ceremony held on Thursday, is the fifth consecutive win by The PUNCH staff in the last five years.

1,2,3,4,5 PUNCH wins Science Media award again Read More »

Print, online & broadcast journalists called to apply for award worth 1,000,000

Print, online and broadcast journalists have been called to apply to compete for a prize and win a whooping sum of CFA 1, 000,000 The Norbert Zongo National Press Centre, is a media organization based in Burkina Faso and is currently accepting applications for the competition. The Norbert Zongo Prize for Journalism honors excellence in

Print, online & broadcast journalists called to apply for award worth 1,000,000 Read More »

Print, online & broadcast journalists called to apply for award worth 1,000,000

Print, online and broadcast journalists have been called to apply to compete for a prize and win a whooping sum of CFA 1, 000,000 The Norbert Zongo National Press Centre, is a media organization based in Burkina Faso and is currently accepting applications for the competition. The Norbert Zongo Prize for Journalism honors excellence in

Print, online & broadcast journalists called to apply for award worth 1,000,000 Read More »

Adebayo, Punch Correspondent, bags Chevening Scholarship

Multiple award-winning Senior Correspondent of Punch Newspaper, Folashade Adebayo has been named one of the British Chevening Scholars for 2017/18. The award is a full-funded post-graduate study in the United Kingdom She will study International Relations and Law at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Reacting to selection for the scholarship, Folashade said “It is

Adebayo, Punch Correspondent, bags Chevening Scholarship Read More »

Journalists interested in feminism, social justice called to apply for BitchMedia Fellowship Award

Writers who are interested in feminism and social justice are called to apply for a remote, three-month fellowship as Bitch Media, a nonprofit feminist media organization, organizes the Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers. The program consists of intensive writing fellowships whose goal is to develop, support and amplify emerging, diverse voices in feminist, activist and pop-culture media. Possible subject areas

Journalists interested in feminism, social justice called to apply for BitchMedia Fellowship Award Read More »