THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) is pleased to announce successful fellows for its “Tax Justice and Equity Project”.

This initiative is aimed at enlightening Nigerians and stimulating discussions around tax issues using investigative journalism as a tool in a manner that would promote tax equity and justice.

The project is being executed with the support of the International Budget Partnership.

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 watchdog reporting for the media in Nigeria.

In the last five years, the Centre has worked to build the capacity for journalists to undertake investigative, data-driven reporting, thus strengthening accountability and engendering effective service delivery for citizens’ welfare, particularly at the sub-regional level.

For this project, 12 journalists have been selected from Lagos, Kano, Taraba, and Cross Rivers states across print, electronic and digital media. The project will build capacity and provide financial support for selected journalists to undertake critical business investigative and data-driven reports on tax equity and multiplicity of taxation in the informal sector in Nigeria.

The list of the successful candidates and their respective organisations is below: