Promoting transparency and accountability via robust and objective investigative reporting. News, Factcheck, Business, Governance, Covid-19

Get the latest Breaking News, Nigerian News, Entertainment, Sport, Business and Politics, 2023 General Election - The ICIR

Jan 6, 2024 · In its December 18, 2023 report, the Centre noted that Nigeria might have recorded the highest number of Lassa fever cases, with 8,542 suspected cases, 1,170 confirmed cases, and 200 deaths across 28 states.. Meanwhile, as of December 24, the number of suspected Lassa fever cases stood at 8978, out of which 1227 cases were confirmed, and 216 deaths were reported across 28 states.

Dec 17, 2024 · The ICIR funded the report under its Strengthening Public Accountability For Results and Knowledge (SPARK 2) project which was supported by the International Budget Partnership (IBP). Speaking before the award presentation, a member of the panel of judges, Jude Atupulazi, said the occasion was an opportunity to celebrate media practitioners who distinguished themselves, especially in the area ...

Dayo Aiyetan is the founding Executive Director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja.He was a senior associate editor and Abuja Bureau chief of TELL Magazine, Nigeria’s leading political weekly, until May 2010 when he resigned to set up the Centre. A graduate of Theatre Arts/English from the University of Ibadan, he started his journalism career as a Features ...

Dec 5, 2024 · The application opens on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, and closes on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The project will feature a two-day AI literacy workshop which will build necessary skills for participants to identify and counter AI-enhanced misinformation in Nigeria.

Annex 1 a-Issues from the Petition Submitted by Current Staff Members This petition was received on 29th February 2024 under the whistleblowing policy hence

Public contracts matter as they affect the lives of citizens, especially the underserved in rural communities. So, in this second phase of the OCR project, which ran for two years, we worked with community journalists in the six geo-political zones championing the call for transparent and sustainable government spending to improve access to social amenities and infrastructural development for ...

Nov 8, 2024 · The ICIR reports that global stock markets, dollar, and oil price appreciations at the international market have all been touted as the major impact of Trump’s electoral victory.. According to Reuters, the victory in the U.S. presidential election “unleashed a massive rally in the dollar, drove stocks to record highs, and punished bond …

Nov 8, 2024 · NIGERIA’s coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, announced that Cesarean sections will now be provided free of charge to all Nigerian women in need.. The initiative, the minister said is geared towards pruning down rising figures of maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria.. The announcement was made in Abuja on Thursday, November 7, at the launch of the ...