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SMI CEO Emerges as Best Graduate in Journalism and Media Communications Master's Program at UK University
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Safer-Media Initiative, Peter Iorter, has received th...
Four Years After a Nightmare, School Offers Baby Ruqayyah a Ray of Hope Amid an Elusive Justice
In a small classroom in Adogi, Nasarawa State, a soft voice recites the alphabet. Ruqayyah, now four...
Nigerian Journalists Targeted in Protests: Safer-Media Initiative Condemns Police Actions
Safer-Media Initiative has strongly condemned the actions of Nigerian police during ongoing protests...
Police release Nigerian journalist, Daniel Ojukwu, following mounting pressure
Daniel Ojukwu, an investigative journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (F...
Safer-Media Initiative Raises Alarm Over Media Freedom, Daniel Ojukwu's Prolonged Detention
Safer-Media Initiative (SMI) voices deep concern over the prolonged detention of Daniel Ojukwu, an I...
Stallion Times trains journalists, CSOs on the effective use of social media
Stallion Times with the support from the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), a...
WSCIJ commends SMI’s commitment to making progress under the CMEDIA project
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, WSCIJ has commended the Safer-Safer Initiative...
Wrongful Denial of FOI Request: Court Orders CBN to Pay MRA N1 Million in Damages, Disclose Requested Information
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay N1 milli...
NESREA Shuts Down Pure BioTech Company in Benue State
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, says it has sealed ...
Female journalists make 45.1% of participants as SMI ends training in Abuja and Benue
Participants in AbujaSafer-Media Initiative has in the past weeks blazed a path in the training of j...
IDEI: SMI says 4 out of 10 journalists were harassed between 2017 and 2022, urges Nigerian government to investigate and convict perpetrators of crimes against journalists
The Safer-Media Initiative says it is imperative and incumbent on the government authorities to inve...
At least 14 journalists detained, attacked, or harassed covering Nigeria’s election
At least 14 journalists and media workers were detained, harassed, or attacked while covering Nigeri...
After Safer-Media Initiative’s report, Benue State governor orders an investigation into the waste disposal system of Pure Biotech Ltd.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has commissioned an investigation into the Pure BioTech Company...
How Government Ineptitude, Cover-ups Exacerbate Armed Banditry In Kebbi State
How Government Ineptitude, Cover-ups Exacerbate Armed Banditry In Kebbi State By Beloved John...
Wole Soyinka Centre, MRA, 25 Others Collaborate to Foster Government Accountability
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in partnership with 26 other civil soci...
Safer-Media initiative releases survey report ahead of training for journalists, says 69.4% of respondents unsatisfied with media coverage of local issues in FCT.
In a bid to increase advocacy for the representation of marginalised voices in the media and im...
Investigative Journalism Tool for National Development –Expert
The Executive Director/CEO of Safer-Media Initiative Peter Iorter has stated that investigative jour...
Uncover the untold stories within communities, Iorter charges Journalist.
In a bid to improve the investigative capacity of journalist, Safer Media Initiative(SMI) has urged ...
NGO Charges Journalists On Investigative Journalism
A non-Governmental Organisation, Safer-Media Initiative has trained Nigerian journalists on improvin...
SMI Trains Benue Journalists on Grassroots Governance, Accountability Reporting
AS part of their efforts to promote independent journalism in order to strengthen watchdog repo...
Safer-Media Initiative Builds Capacity, Tasks Journalists to Improve Society
A two-day Capacity Building Workshop for journalists in Benue state has ended in Makurdi, the state ...
Safer-Media Initiative’s Survey Shows Residents Unsatisfied with Media Coverage of Local Issues in Abuja
Peter IorterFounder/Executive Director,Safer-Media Initiative The Safer-Media Initiat...
Group Aims To Strengthen Watchdog Journalism, Organises Training For Journalists
A non-profit organization, Safer-Media Initiative has organized training for journalists in Abuja ai...