THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has announced successful fellows for its Countering AI-Enhanced Malign Influence Project.
Supported by the US Embassy, the project is a one-year initiative aimed at reducing the dissemination and impact of AI-enhanced malign influence in Nigeria by promoting media literacy and responsible information sharing among citizens.
Announcing the successful fellows on Tuesday, February 25, The ICIR Programme Officer, Chukwudi Iwuoha, noted that the project would train 120 journalists, influencers, and civic actors from six geopolitical zones in Nigeria through AI literacy workshops in Abuja, Lagos, Enugu, and Kano.
“The project will feature a two-day AI literacy workshop in four locations – Abuja, Lagos, Enugu and Kano, to build necessary skills for participants to identify and counter AI-enhanced malign influences in Nigeria, which will result in quality and responsible information sharing.
The ICIR is an independent, non–profit media organisation that aims to promote good governance in Nigeria through robust investigative, data-driven reporting.
“Our goal is to build a culture of investigative reporting for the media in Nigeria by training journalists to undertake investigative, data-driven reporting, thus strengthening accountability and engendering effective service delivery for the welfare of the citizens.
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Fatimah Quadri is a Journalist and a Fact-checker at The ICIR. She has written news articles, fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy in an effort to combat information disorder.
She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or fquadri@icirnigeria.org