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In a bid to strengthen the capacity of Nigerian journalists in the use of the Freedom Of Information Act for investigative reporting, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos is set to train journalists on the use of the Act.
The training scheduled to hold in Abuja, the Nigerian capital is a two-day media training workshop on using FOI for investigative reports of campaign finance and Covid-19 accountability issues.
Organised in partnership with Media Rights Agenda (MRA), the workshop is funded through Component 4b: Support to the media of the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Project.
Twenty-five male and female investigative reporters, political reporters, state house correspondents and editors drawn from the public and private print, broadcast, and online media shall participate at the training.
According to IPC, the thrust of the workshop is to sharpen the investigative skills of participants to be committed in reportage that will enable various stakeholders to use the Freedom of Information Act as a tool to facilitate transparent, free, fair and credible elections and monitor COVID 19 funds.
The expected outcome is to engender interventions that shall sensitise and enlighten more Nigerian citizens on the existence, benefits and the use the FOI Act as well as build the capacity of the media and civil society organisations to effectively use the FOI Act to hold all relevant agencies accountable in elections and the new realities of operating in the pandemic.
According to the organisers, the training shall hold between Tuesday 22nd September and Wednesday 23rd September 2020 in Abuja.
IPC is Nigeria’s foremost media capacity development organisation that has enhanced the career of journalists over the years.
Story by: Immanuel Adeyomoye.
