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Inside Plateau Communities Where Incest Rages; Survivors Rebuff Justice, Groan in Silence
The crime of rape involving close family members, mostly minors, has persisted unhindered in Plateau State. The insensitivity of government and refusal of survivors to take the laws on have continued to embolden perpetrators, leaving…
How Total E&P pollution is causing hardship for students, women farmers in Rivers Community
Total oil pollution has destroyed several farmlands, and the only source of drinking water in Ovelle Oduoaha community, Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, which as a result, is causing water scarcity, and hardship for women farmers…
Denied right to Inheritance, women in South East daily face life of uncertainties
For years, the rights of women to own property have always been violated, starting from their immediate family, which is a reflection of the larger society. In this report, CHIKA MEFOR-NWACHUKWU reports on how women have been denied this…
Bane of drug abuse among women
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Sexual Harassment: Implementing Policy to Protect Women Mechanics in Workplaces
In this special report, Funmi Ogundare examines how the government and other relevant authorities can implement policies to protect female mechanics from sexual harassment in workplaces and how survivors can set clear boundaries in their…
WSCIJ holds onboarding meeting for mentors and fellows under its Report Women! News and Newsroom…
An onboarding meeting facilitated by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) between mentors and 11 selected female reporters for the champion building activity under the Report Women! News and Newsroom Engagement…
Report Women! WSCIJ launches survey development and Source Guide teams
A survey development team has been commissioned to investigate and collate data on the gender parity ratio of men to women across the executive management teams and board members of 84 media organisations in Nigeria by the Wole Soyinka…
#IWD2022: Female reporters chart course on breaking bias
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) joined the global community to mark 2022 International Women’s Day with a webinar themed ‘Women in media: Breaking the bias’ on March 8. The session was anchored by one of the…
WSCIJ meets with resource persons to expand the Report Women! Project
11 resource persons converge on Lagos between 16 and 17 February at the behest of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) for a two-day ideation session to discuss Report Women! News and Newsroom Engagement project. The…