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How rape, sexual assault are pushing Nigerian girls out of school
Hassana Ibrahim* was just 17 when she was allegedly raped by her class teacher in 2019. The teacher, simply identified as Umaru, lured her into his room while returning home from Islamiyya where she attended an Arabic night class in Sokoto.…
SGBV: How Families Undermine Victims’ Effort To Access Justice
Victims of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) usually encounter all manner of difficulties in their quest for justice against their violators and abusers. In this report, CHIKA MEFOR-NWACHUKWU examines how the families of these victims…
Cross River communities where girls are used as collateral, turned into sex slaves
There is an odd practice among the Becheve tribe in Cross River State whereby girls, sometimes as young as four years old, are used as collateral for loans their parents obtained from more illustrious kinsmen. Unfortunately, the innocent…
Police Are Conniving With Alleged Rapists To Frustrate Justice For Rape Victims
HumAngle's investigation exposes how police often frustrate rape cases in Nigeria, and also the plight of victims.
Meet the 2021 cohort for the Report Women Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), with the support of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), is pleased to announce the 2021 cohort of female reporters for the fourth edition of the Report Women!…
Call for Application: 2021 Report Women Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) opens application submission for its 2021 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme…
Bridging the leadership gap among female journalists in Nigeria
A new breed of female journalists were equipped with the skills, finesse, support and tools to take bold steps that will position them for the highest leadership positions in their media houses at the four-day training to kickstart the 2019…
Call for Application: Female Reporters’ Leadership Fellowship
Female Reporters’ Leadership Fellowship
(A leadership training and mentorship programme)
Tentative training dates: Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 July 2019
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites…
REPORTWOMEN AND IWD2019: #BalanceforBetter
It's #InternationalWomensDay 2019! Through the ReportWomen initiative, the Wole Soyinka Centre of Investigative Journalism is not only working for a #BalanceforBetter newsroom, but we are also INTENTIONALLY equipping Women and Men for a…
Female journalists set for leadership in the media
Female reporters were equipped to take leadership roles in the newsroom, at the 2018 edition of the Report Women! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme (FRLP) held from Monday, 1st October to Thursday, 4th October 2018 in Lagos.
The…