The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has just concluded an intensive 2-day first aid training for HumAngle journalists. Held at the HumAngle Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Aug. 20th and Wednesday, Aug. 21st, the training brought together about 25 participants from HumAngle. With HumAngle’s focus on conflict reporting, the sessions were designed […]
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The two-day onboarding session of the 3rd cohort of the HumAngle Accountability fellowship, which commenced on July 14 came to an end yesterday. The fellowship, run with the support of the MacArthur Foundation, is part of a project to investigate security funding in Nigeria’s northeast. On the final day of the in-person onboarding at the […]
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HumAngle welcomed the third cohort of its Accountability fellowship programme in its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, yesterday. The cohort comprised nine young writers and advocates from the country’s northeastern region. They were selected from Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. The fellowship, which was kickstarted in 2022 with the support of the MacArthur Foundation, […]
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Members of civil society and community-based organizations across Nigeria’s northeast emphasized the need for enhanced cooperation and media engagement to track security funding effectively. The consensus was expressed during a pivotal roundtable advocacy meeting, which sought to bolster partnerships between media entities and civil society organizations (CSOs) to enhance transparency and accountability regarding security and […]
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HumAngle Media hosted media practitioners Stephanie Adams-Douglas, Kunle Adebajo, and psychologist, Dr. Hassan Tajudeen in a virtual discussion on Twitter on June 7th, as part of efforts to encourage dialogues that highlight the process of conflict reporting. The dialogue, titled ‘Mental Strain of Conflict Reporting’, started off with Kunle Adebajo, the Investigations Editor at HumAngle […]
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The official onboarding of the 2023 cohort of the HumAngle Accountability Fellowship ended on Jan. 14. On Jan. 12, HumAngle began an in-house training of nine young persons from Northeast Nigeria (Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe) on its accountability fellowship. The fellows were welcomed and inducted at the head office in Abuja. A similar thing was […]
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Every day, HumAngle’s journalists and researchers gather, sort through, and file stories on issues important to society. We bring you stories about development, conflict, and humanitarian trends across Africa in hopes that we can improve understanding of the most pressing problems and improve people’s quality of life. In this roundup, Umar Aminu Yandaki shares some […]
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The HumAgle Accountability Fellowship entered its second in-person training day yesterday, Jan. 13. Experts from the fields of research, accountability, activism, journalism, and humanitarian aid were brought in to train the fellows. The first day of the training had focused on trainings around grassroots organizing and mobilization. Director of the Nigeria office at the MacArthur […]
Read MoreEvery day, HumAngle’s journalists and researchers gather, sort through, and file stories on issues important to society. We bring you stories about development, conflict, and humanitarian trends across Africa in hopes that we can improve understanding of the most pressing problems and improve people’s quality of life. In this roundup, staff writer Umar Aminu Yandaki […]
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Following a Humangle report on the impact of noise pollution on residents in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, the state’s Ministry of Environment has taken stricter measures against noise pollution. The report, published in August, highlighted the adverse effects noise has on Lagos residents, especially the older population. But in a move seen as a response […]
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Fredrick Brown* (not real name) is one of the many doctors considering leaving Nigeria as the doctors’ strike, which began early Aug. 2021, lingers. It is the fourth time they are going on strike since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, and this resident doctor who works at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Abeokuta, […]
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A digital African media company, HumAngle Media Ltd, is set to launch in Abuja to focus on investigating and reporting how violent conflicts affect everyday people and find solutions to insecurity across the country and Africa at large. The organisation, which provides critical and unique narratives to support vulnerable populations and drive public awareness, was […]
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