The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has selected twelve female journalists for the champion building edition of its 2023 Report Women! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship.
This fifth edition of the fellowship, which will commence with a three-day residential training from Monday 3rd to Wednesday 5th April in Lagos, will build the capacities of the female reporters to lead the cause for women as leaders in the newsrooms and expert-sources in news.
The 12 reporters are Karina Igonikon of the British Broadcasting Corporation, Pidgin, Rivers, Zubaida Baba Ibrahim – HumAngle Media, Abuja, Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba – Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Abuja, Sarah Ayeku – TVCNews, Lagos and Fortunate Ozo of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ebonyi. Others are Folashade Ogunrinde – TV360 Nigeria, Lagos, Bamas Victoria – International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Abuja, Yemi Olus-Galadima – Making of Champions, Lagos, Blessing Oladunjoye – a freelance reporter, Lagos and Martha Asumata Agas – News Agency of Nigeria, Plateau, Olufisoye Adenitan of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ondo and Maryam Abdullahi of The Cable Newspaper, Niger.
They were shortlisted from 173 valid entries, with three from Zambia, Ghana, and Kenya respectively
