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Only 10 slots!
We’re selecting 10 students from Benue, Nasarawa & Plateau for its maiden Community Journalism Mentoring Programme.
Get mentored by top journalists, learn digital storytelling & podcasting, build your portfolio + story grants & data stipend.
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APPLY: Community Journalism Mentoring Programme
Are you a student in Benue, Nasarawa, or Plateau passionate about journalism?
The maiden mentoring programme offers you mentorship on ethical reporting, masterclasses with top journalists,
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Register: academy.joeyoffair.com/
APPLY: Community Journalism Mentoring Programme
Are you a student in Benue, Nasarawa, or Plateau passionate about journalism?
The maiden mentoring programme offers you mentorship on ethical reporting, masterclasses with top journalists, digital storytelling…
& podcasting training, plus portfolio support, publication, and story grants.
Register: academy.joeyoffair.com/
Apply today. Deadline: Nov. 15
APPLY: Community Journalism Mentoring Programme
Are you a student in Benue, Nasarawa, or Plateau passionate about journalism?
The maiden mentoring programme offers you mentorship on ethical reporting, masterclasses with top journalists,
⬇️
Register: academy.joeyoffair.com/
digital storytelling & podcasting training, plus portfolio support, publication, and story grants.
Register: academy.joeyoffair.com/
Apply today. Deadline: Nov. 15
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OPINION | Nansel Lar and the Freedom to Demand Accountability joeyoffair.com/nansel-lar-an…
Plateau Security Tensions: Police Force, Military Personnel Face Off over Suspected Militia Hideout joeyoffair.com/plateau-secur…
IGP Disu’s Tactical Squad Intensifies Security Operations in Plateau
Read make: joeyoffair.com/igp-disus-tac…
According to the 2023–24 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate among married women in Nigeria sits at just 15%, compared to 38% among sexually active unmarried women. Implants account for only 6% of modern contraceptive use among
married women; injectables, 4%. Among unmarried women, the male condom remains the dominant method, at 26%.
@JournoJiva reports on how Faith Is reshaping contraceptive choices in Enugu joeyoffair.com/faith-leaders…
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Plateau State has ordered schools to close over a diphtheria outbreak that has claimed 23 lives, with 143 suspected cases recorded. Here is what we know 👇
joeyoffair.com/diphtheria-ou…
Plateau youths, under Faith and Freedom Africa’s FoRB Youth Ambassadors, reject religious violence, demand justice, and launch a multi-faith peace network amid ongoing displacement.
joeyoffair.com/plateau-youth…
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A 26-year-old model was beaten to death in Jos, Plateau State, over a missing iPhone, reviving fears of mob justice nearly three years after the lynching of Fwinbe Thomas Gofwan, a driver👇
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Locals who spoke to @JoeyOffAir said men are often killed during attacks, leaving women and children displaced, widowed, and struggling to survive in overcrowded camps, churches, and school buildings. ⬇️
joeyoffair.com/conflict-plat…
In Plateau State, Nigeria, violent attacks are the stark reality for most residents in rural communities, forcing thousands of families into overcrowded IDP camps, surviving on dwindling charity, and sleeping on thin mats.
The human cost of this crisis is devastating, leaving survivors trapped between the trauma of the past and an uncertain future.
Ajifa Solomon's (@JournoJiva) investigation, commissioned by the CJID, highlights that while conflict in Plateau State has been largely oversimplified as competition over land and water amid climate change, the crisis has evolved into a far more complex situation, involving armed groups, ethnic tensions, weak security responses, religious tension, and cycles of reprisal attacks.
Read the full story @JoeyOffAir: joeyoffair.com/conflict-plat…
#Investigation #Displacement #Nigeria
Many, like Tani, flee with nothing and remain displaced for months or even years, unable to return home due to persistent insecurity.
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The Christian Association of Nigerian Americans (CANAN USA) has described the rehabilitation and reintegration of former terrorists into society as an aberration of the rule of law.
joeyoffair.com/rehabilitatio…
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Healthcare workers in Plateau State have expressed gratitude to Governor @CalebMutfwang for implementing revised salaries and allowances, resolving a labor dispute that threatened public health services. joeyoffair.com/plateau-healt…
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Offline and Left Behind: The Hidden Cost of Nigeria’s Telecomunication Lending Crackdown
joeyoffair.com/offline-and-l…
Finding Nina Earns AMVCA Nomination for Best Cinematography
joeyoffair.com/finding-nina-…
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“Over 75 percent of buildings in the University of Jos do not meet accessibility standards.”
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#UNIJOS
Five years after Nigeria’s Disability Act, students and staff with disabilities at the University of Jos still face inaccessible buildings, limited assistive technology, and daily exclusion. Inclusion must go beyond policy. joeyoffair.com/unijos-studen…
A new fintech platform, Gatekipa, has been launched in Jos, Plateau State, with a focus on helping individuals and businesses take control of recurring payments and subscription charges. joeyoffair.com/gatekipa-seek…
Plateau State healthcare faces a total shutdown as NAGGMDP and ARD doctors issue a 7-day strike ultimatum to Gov. [@CalebMutfwang]over CONMESS salary implementation.
joeyoffair.com/health-crisis…
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