The federal government has tested less than one per cent of the over 200 million population of Nigerians for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since testing began in February 2020 for the pandemic, analysis of test reports shows. The Nigeria Centre…
As the federal and some state governments enforce a lockdown, restricting movement to control the spread of the new coronavirus (also called COVID-19) pandemic, scores of law enforcement agents manning checkpoints may be at risk as they work without personal…
COVID-19 is expected to trigger roughly 195 million job losses in the second half of 2020 as predicted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). This report raises concerns about government’s plan in the face of rising job cuts and the…
Extortion hiked transport fare by about 70% Bus drivers conveying perishable commodities such as tomatoes, pepper and onion from Bauchi state to various south eastern and south western states have begun to park their vehicles over alleged incessant extortion and…
This report explores the use of technology in the continuity of education for primary and secondary school students in Kaduna State due to closure of schools to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The legwork of journalists has been greatly restricted this period when offices and businesses are on lockdown to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. The good news, however, is that today’s journalists work at the intersection of technology and…
Tips for investigative journalists The scale of spread of COVID-19 (otherwise known as coronavirus) to 114 countries and counting in 6 continents of the world but Antarctica, has made the World Health Organisation declare it a pandemic. Journalists have done…
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus late 2019, there have been all kinds of information about how deadly it can be, getting protection against it, its treatment and who is susceptible to it. Here, we examine two popular myths about…
With the global impact of COVID-19, journalists have a duty to communicate clear and reliable information to the general public. Media organisations must now reinvent their work practices to accommodate the changing needs that journalists require to report effectively. These…
To contribute to efforts to ensure the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impacts gets well reported, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has started the ‘COVID-19 Reality Check’ project. The COVID-19 Reality Check project will examine government interventions and…
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