The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme Fellowship, Champion Building edition.
The fellowship is open to mid-career female investigative journalists with a passion for leadership and at least four years of work experience. Successful applicants will participate in an intensive residential training on leadership, investigative reporting, and mainstreaming of issues of access and abuse that affect girls and women in the news.
“We are excited to announce the opening of applications for the 2025 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme Fellowship,” said Motunrayo Alaka, Executive Director/CEO of WSCIJ. “This initiative is part of our efforts to increase the quantum and quality of reports on issues affecting girls and women in Nigeria.”
The fellowship includes six months of mentorship to produce investigative stories and leadership projects that address equity gaps in the news and newsrooms. Since its inception in 2014, the Report Women! Programme has worked to increase the representation of women in the news and newsrooms.
“We have produced 86 fellows across five cohorts, driven intentional efforts to place women in leadership roles within newsrooms, and put the issues of girls and women on the front burner in the news,” Alaka added.
Applications for the fellowship open on February 4 and close on February 18, 2025. Interested applicants can apply here: (link unavailable).
The initiative is supported by the Gates Foundation and is part of the Report Women! News and Newsroom Engagement programme.
