Awards & Fellowships

Wole Soyinka

Ezekwesili, Ojo, ten journalists listed for Wole Soyinka media awards

A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Executive Director of the Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo, and ten journalists have been shortlisted for the 12th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting The ceremony organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is scheduled to hold on the World Anti-Corruption […]

Ezekwesili, Ojo, ten journalists listed for Wole Soyinka media awards Read More »

New Telegraph journalist emerges best reporter at GoldenPen, as NB rewards journalists

Isioma Madike, a reporter with the New telegraph newspaper has won the reporter of the year award at this year Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award. The reporterwon on his investigative report, “Shonga Farms: The dream of Zimbabwean Whites’’, which seek to reveal the happenings at the Shonga farm project believe to have been a dead

New Telegraph journalist emerges best reporter at GoldenPen, as NB rewards journalists Read More »

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 »