THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has announced successful fellows for its Open Contract Reporting Project (OCRP).
The OCRP which is in its 7th year is funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation under its “On-Nigeria Anti-corruption Programme.”
The OCPR is the Centre’s accountability reporting project, seeking to promote fiscal transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s budget and procurement processes.
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Announcing the list of the successful fellows on Monday, April 15, The Programmes Officer of The ICIR, Alfred Akerele, said that in the last seven years, the Centre had worked to build the capacity of journalists to effectively investigate and report on budget and procurement issues, thus strengthening open contracting processes and engendering effective service delivery for the welfare of citizens, particularly at the subregional level.
He added that the OCRP had trained over 250 journalists across different newsrooms in Nigeria and produced over 300 investigative reports holding power to account across sectors.
“In this seventh and final year of the OCRP, the project will build capacity and provide mentoring and financial support for 20 selected journalists to work with The ICIR to undertake investigative and data-driven reports on budget and procurement issues,” Akerele stated.
The ICIR is an independent, non–profit media organisation that aims to promote good governance in Nigeria through robust investigative, data-driven reporting.
The organisation aim to build a culture of watchdog reporting for the media in Nigeria.
“We achieve this by building the investigative/data journalism capacity for journalists in newsrooms nationwide. For this project, 20 journalists were selected from different states in Nigeria in all six geopolitical zones across print, electronic and digital media,” Akerele added.
The list of the 20 successful candidates and their respective organisations is below:
- Simon, Ekemini Enobong – TheMail, Akwa Ibom
- Abdulrasheed Hammad – Freelance journalist, Sokoto
- Abdulmalik Lukman – Stallion Times, Kano
- Chijioke Arinze – Ripples Nigeria, Enugu
- Adeyemi Adekunle – Lens Africa TV, Abuja
- Idris Kamal Ibrahim – WikkiTimes, Bauchi
- Adam Zainab Yetunde – Freelance journalist, Borno
- Fatola Taiwo – Osun Defender, Osun
- Bello Bahara Hafsat- Premier Radio, Kano
- Archibong Jeremiah – TheInvestigator Cross River
- Oyedeji Olanrewaju – WikkiTimes Abuja
- Isma’il A’isha Ahmad – Premier Radio, Kano
- Bawas Khadija Ishaq – KAMED TV, Jigawa
- Lawal Sofiyyat Bolanle – Pen Press, Osun
- Ibunge Blessing Iruoma – THISDAY, Rivers
- Abe Timothy Bankole – ICIR, Abuja
- Medinat Kanabe – Voice of Naija Communications, Lagos
- Elom Sunday – Sahara Reporters, Anambra
- Muhammad M.Ali – Yerwa Express News, Borno
- Oyedibu Enoch – PIJAlance Magazine, Oyo
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