Africa: Who, CJID Convene African Editors to Develop Road Safety Reporting Guidelines

Three-day forum brings editors and journalists from five African countries together around evidence, reporting practice and safer-road policy. Read more »

Nigeria: CJID, NHRC Sign MOU to Strengthen Press Freedom and Journalist Safety

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to integrate… Read more »

Nigeria: Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) Condemns Attack On Journalists At APC Rally in Kano

Abuja, Nigeria -- The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemns the violent attack on five journalists and the destruction of a Radio Nigeria,… Read more »

Nigeria: CJID Opens Entries for 2026 Alfred Opubor Next-Gen Awards for Campus Journalism

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has opened entries for the 2026 Alfred Opubor Next-Gen Awards for Campus Journalism, inviting undergraduate student… Read more »

Nigeria: Call for Pitches - People-Centred Investigative Reporting On Peace and Public Safety

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) invites journalists and investigative reporters to submit pitches for in-depth, original, underreported investigative… Read more »

Nigeria: CWPPF Renews Call for Independent Investigation As FCT Police Command Shifts Focus From Alleged Assault to Journalist's Conduct

Abuja, Nigeria -- 22 August 2026 -- The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) issues this follow-up statement to its release of the 20th of August,… Read more »

Nigeria: Ahead of 2027 Elections - Youth Vote At Risk As 52% of Young Nigerians Unregistered

As Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections, a significant number of young Nigerians may still be on the sidelines of the electoral process, with 52.1 per cent of… Read more »

Nigeria: CWPPF Condemns the Violent Assault, Harassment, and Phone Destruction of Pinnacle Daily Editor, Sunday Michael Ogwu, By Police Operatives in Lugbe

August 20, 2026 -- The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) strongly condemns the violent physical assault, harassment, unlawful seizure, and… Read more »

Nigeria: CJID Opens 2026 Awards to Reporters and Editors, Introduces Human Rights Category.

18 August, 2026 - Abuja, Nigeria Read more »

Nigeria: CJID Preliminary Statement On the 2026 Osun Governorship Election

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), through its Election Analysis Centre and observers deployed across Osun State, monitored the August 15, 2026,… Read more »

Nigeria: Osun 2026 - End-of-Voting Election Statement

15 August, 2026 Read more »

Nigeria: Osun 2026 - CJID Midday Election Assessment

The 2026 Osun Governorship Election is being held today, 15 August, across 30 Local Government Areas, 332 wards and 3,763 polling units. According to INEC, Osun has 2,339,233… Read more »

Nigeria: Call for Applications - CJID 2026 Excellence in Journalism Awards

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2026 edition of its Excellence in Journalism Awards. Read more »

Nigeria: Pre-Election Statement On the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election

CJID -- 14th August, 2026 Read more »

Nigeria: CJID Deploys Observers, Fact-Checkers and Analysts Across Osun for 2026 Governorship Election

ABUJA, Nigeria, 14 August 2026 -- The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has deployed observers, fact-checkers and analysts across all 30 Local Government… Read more »

Nigeria: Cjid Awards Ai Advocacy Grants to Strengthen Responsible Ai Governance in Nigeria

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has selected seven civil society organisations for a new round of AI advocacy grants under the Nigeria AI Collective,… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Regulatory Agencies - Roles, Functions

Nigerian regulatory landscape is built on a network of statutory agencies. These agencies span sectors ranging from corporate governance and telecommunications to consumer… Read more »

Nigeria: Six Years On, Nigeria's Open Treasury Portal Is Still Half-Open

On the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari launched Nigeria's Open Treasury Portal (OTP), signing off on a financial transparency… Read more »

Nigeria: President Tinubu's Alleged ₦800 Billion Re-Election Fund in the Eyes of the Electoral Law

In February 2026, at a brief ceremony at the Aso Villa, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law. Arguing that the country's election laws had to keep pace with… Read more »

Nigeria: What Is the Future of Nigerian Education?

Nigeria's basic education sector has become a theatre of fear in recent times. Across the country, schools are no longer safe, with pupils instead becoming targets. The stories… Read more »

Nigeria: Growing Budgets, Persistent Hunger - Why Nigeria's Agricultural Spending Has Failed to End Hunger

Nigeria's agriculture sector sits at the centre of the country's economic survival and food security ambitions. It accounts for nearly a quarter of the national GDP and remains the… Read more »

West Africa: CJID to Convene Ghana Media Summit On Defending Democracy Amid Rising Disinformaion in West Africa

ACCRA, GHANA -- The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will convene the CJID Ghana Media Summit on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in Accra, bringing together… Read more »

Nigeria: CJID Condemns Abduction, Illegal Detention of Journalist Stanley Ugabe By the Police, Demands

July 6, 2026 -- The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) condemns the abduction, secret detention, and physical and psychological torture of Stanley Ugabe, a… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Does Nigeria's 2026 Budget Contain N1.3bn for an Agency the Presidency Says Does Not Exist?

On 1 July 2026, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, issued a statement describing the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion… Read more »

Nigeria: Ebola 2026 - Is Nigeria Prepared for Another Crisis?

On May 16, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International… Read more »