A new report has indicted the Nigerian media of subtle gender discrimination, in terms of visibility given to female candidates, even in the process of interviewing News sources. The report, an outcome of the monitoring of 12 print and online…
Mayowa Adeniran – A pan-African digital rights and inclusion advocacy organization, Paradigm Initiative, has urged Nigerians to adopt safer internet practices. The organization made the call during a media parley to commemorate the 2019 Safer Internet Day which held at…
One of the leading student journalists in Nigeria, Adejumo Kabir has launched a media hub for training of campus journalists. The initiative: “CampusPress Hub” according to Kabir is an initiative that aims at training of students who have passion for…
The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has called on Ghanian government to begin the investigation of the killing of a Ghanian investigative journalist Ahmed Husseini-Suale. Mr Hussein-Suale before his demise was a member of the investigative journalism…
Ace broadcaster and journalist, Kadaria Ahmed, will be hosting a series of town hall meetings with the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of four political parties vying for the 2019 elections. According to a statement on Monday by Daria Media, the…
Written by: Stephanie Desmon – Blecyn George Monsi has more than 50,000 Twitter followers. Alaka Olanrewaju Mayowa has nearly 54,000. Victor Salami Aka Baba Ibeji has 253,000. On a recent Friday, all three of these Nigerian social media influencers were…
By Mayowa Adeniran – As the 2019 elections in Nigeria moves closer, journalists have been trained on how to avoid triggering a crisis with news stories on election and politics. The advice was given at a two-day workshop organized by…
Twelve journalists have emerged finalists for the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Award out of 136 entries received for the 13th edition of the annual award program to recognize journalists in print, broadcast and print media. During the award program…
AS part of measures to combat fake news and misinformation in Nigeria, First Draft News in collaboration with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has launched a website platform called ‘CrossCheck Nigeria’ to tackle the menace. The website is aimed at verifying news,…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Samuel Ogundipe, a Premium Times newspaper reporter who was arrested yesterday and is being detained by the Nigerian Police at the Force headquarters in Abuja for…
