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Registration is now open.
The first Applications, Scholarships & Fellowships Clinic holds tomorrow, Saturday, October 3, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM WAT.
We will talk practically about applications, essays, positioning, and lessons from people who have successfully navigated different scholarships and fellowships.
It’s free, but registration is required to receive the joining link.
Register here: forms.gle/8BDsQmZq7kngQ7SD6
See you on Saturday!
Chevening Scholarship applications close on October 6, while applications for the Mandela Washington Fellowship close on October 13. Several other major scholarship and fellowship applications are also closing soon.
I have been privileged to win a number of these opportunities over the years, and I’m thinking of putting together one final Applications, Scholarships and Fellowships Clinic this season.
I will also invite a few people who have won different scholarships and fellowships to join me and share what worked for them.
I am trying to decide the format:
A. One 2-hour session covering everything
B. Three 1-hour sessions over the next three weekends, each focused on a different part of the application process.
Which would be more useful? A or B?
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Thank you, Hon. Minister @bosuntijani. This was made possible by your vision and leadership.
The postcode system is one piece of a bigger architecture you are building. Project BRIDGE's 90,000km of fibre and new towers under NUCAP will connect Nigerians. A precise digital address makes that connection count: deliveries that arrive, emergency services that find you, banks and businesses that can reach you, and government that can plan with real data.
Connectivity tells us who can be reached. The postcode tells us where. Together, they are the backbone of the $1 trillion economy @officialABAT envisions.
Proud of the @NipostNgn team. We will make it count. postcode.gov.ng
Who you work with determines how far you can go.
Nigeria, meet your Postmaster General, @tola_odeyemi!
It has been a pleasure working with Tola, whose leadership and determination, alongside her team at @NipostNgn, have brought our new National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System to life.
Behind every milestone are people who put in the work. Today, I celebrate Tola and her team for delivering something that will touch lives across Nigeria.
Thank you, Tola. Proud of what we are building! We will make it count!
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100 bandits or 7? Before you hit share on that viral video, check the facts about the Katsina attack.
#Dubawachecks #KatsinaState #Katsinaattack #banditattack #Dubawa
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Fellowship: COMPLETE. 🎉
13 journalists. New skills. New tools. New perspectives. And a shared commitment to fighting misinformation and strengthening the information ecosystem.
The 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and OSINT Fellowship has officially wrapped, and we’re celebrating the journalists who took on the challenge.
Congratulations, fellows! 👏🏾 You’ve got the tools. Now, keep doing the work.
#KwameKarikariFellowship #DUBAWA #FactChecking #OSINT
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Does TikTok understand Yorùbá well enough to moderate it?
That’s the question at the centre of DUBAWA’s latest investigation.
We monitored 20 TikTok livestreams over five months and found sexually explicit conversations continuing for hours, with viewers engaging and sending gifts.
Some participants believed speaking Yorùbá helped them avoid detection.
Have you come across similar content on TikTok Live?
Watch our full documentary and read the full article here:
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Excited about teaching this module in a few days... if you want to learn about climate change investigations and the details...see the link below to apply!
🌍 Climate Investigations Fundamentals with Lina Yassin @leenay_ and Akintunde Babatunde @olorunwababs. 16-18 Sept.
"The modules were engaging and thoughtfully designed. They offered practical perspectives that enhanced my learning experience. The structure also made it easy to follow and build knowledge progressively."
Book here: tcij.org/scheduled-training/…
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Some scammers built fake investment websites and convinced people around the world to put their money in. Many did because they genuinely believed they were investing and could see what appeared to be their returns growing on the screen. Except the returns were not real. The money had never been invested.
Investigators identified more than 140 payment addresses on the scam websites that had received over $1.2 million (about ₦1.6 billion). Following the money further, KPMG Norway traced it to a wider network of crypto accounts that had received around $74 million.
This is a very impressive piece of journalism by @PremiumTimesng and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). Over several months, journalists followed the trail across countries, websites, crypto wallets and digital identities, eventually connecting parts of the infrastructure to a Nigerian web-hosting company. The investigation also examines the role of David Erubure, who denies involvement in any fraud.
Really fascinating work — and another reminder of just how sophisticated and borderless online fraud has become.
INVESTIGATION: The multi-million dollar Norwegian scam and the role of a Nigerian
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How do we keep people safe online without making the internet less open?
That is the conversation we are having today at the Multistakeholder Dialogue on Online Harm and Platform Accountability, with journalists, civil society, regulators, researchers and other stakeholders in the room.
As platforms and AI systems become more embedded in how we communicate, do business, access information and participate in public life, the questions around safety and accountability are becoming harder.
Who is responsible when people are harmed? What should we expect from platforms? When should regulators step in? And how do we intervene without undermining freedom of expression and civic space?
There may not be easy answers, but these are questions we increasingly need to work through together.
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Did NAFDAC approve Madam F Kayes Bitter and Asheitu Adam’s Bitter? DUBAWA checked NAFDAC's database and found that the numbers on the products belong to other medicines. #DUBAWAChecks
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The latest data from #CJIDConflictTracker highlights a worrying trend in regional instability. Our tracker recorded violent incidents in Kogi, Kebbi, and Niger states, where 39 persons were killed, 16 were abducted, 3 sustained injuries, and 4 properties were vandalised.
The incidents were recorded in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Sakka LGA of Kebbi State, and Borgu LGA of Niger State.
Our tracker continues to keep tabs on the pulse of Nigeria’s security landscape because when conflict disrupts communities, food security and economic growth stall.
The data provides a tool the government can deploy for strategic security interventions and to protect vulnerable populations.
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Can menstrual blood replace a Pap smear for cervical cancer screening?
A recent claim on X suggests menstrual blood can be used to screen for cervical cancer as effectively as a traditional Pap smear. But is this medical fact or digital fiction?
Check out the latest edition of your weekly Health Digits for a verdict on that claim, as well as confirmed cases of and deaths from Lassa Fever, affected states, and important numbers from the Nigerian health sector.
Go to dubawa.org to read more. 📌
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CJID has received and reviewed reports of interference with journalists, election observers and polling agents in several locations. In Irewole, Dataphyte Foundation reported that one of its accredited election observers was confronted and allegedly assaulted while documenting the deployment of election officials and materials at the Ikire G Registration Area Centre. According to Dataphyte, security officials subsequently seized the observer’s phone and backpack, deleted photographs and videos from the device, and instructed him to leave the premises, despite the Electoral Officer confirming that he was an accredited observer. Dataphyte also reported subsequent threats concerning the continued presence of its observers in the area.
@CJIDAfrica has separately received reports of journalists being challenged while documenting electoral activities in Ife Central and Ilesa East. Earlier in Atakunmosa West, a CJID reporter reported being threatened with damage to his phone while taking photographs at a polling unit.
The recurrence of these incidents across different locations raises a broader election-integrity concern. Independent observation depends on journalists and accredited observers being able to witness and document events without intimidation. Restrictions on documentation can also weaken the evidentiary record available when incidents at polling units or collation centres are subsequently disputed.
PRESS RELEASE | DATAPHYTE ELECTION OBSERVER ASSAULTED DURING OSUN ELECTION 2026
An accredited Dataphyte election observer was assaulted, had his phone and belongings seized, and was forced to leave a Registration Area Centre in Ikire, Irewole LGA, while documenting the deployment of electoral officials and materials on election morning.
This incident contradicts the provisions of the Electoral Act 2026, which affirm the right of accredited observers to document electoral activities and the election materials. Section 41(4) of the Act provides that "Polling agents who are in attendance at a polling unit may be entitled, before the commencement of the election, to have originals of electoral materials to be used by the Commission for the election inspected, and this process may be recorded as evidence in writing, on video or by other means by any Polling Agent, accredited observer or official of the Commission."
This clearly affirms the right of our observer, who is accredited under INEC, to document how election materials and officers are deployed to polling units.
Dataphyte thereby calls on INEC and the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the alleged assault, threats, and deletion of recorded evidence, and take appropriate action.
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Ahead of the Osun governorship election, concerns around voter safety and political violence have intensified.
Since May 2026, CJID’s Conflict Tracker has recorded 34 election-related violent incidents and 18 deaths across the state, with recent incidents increasingly concentrated around Ilesa, Osogbo, Oriade and other areas identified as potential flashpoints.
As voters head to the polls on Saturday, the pattern of violence raises important questions about participation, security and the ability of citizens to exercise their rights without fear.
Our latest analysis by Ifeanyi Chukwudi (@IV_Chukwudi) examines where the violence has occurred, what may be driving it, the risk of voter suppression, and what security agencies, political actors and election stakeholders must watch beyond election day.
Read the full analysis: thecjid.org/34-violent-incid…
#OsunDecides2026 #VoteNotFight #ElectionInformation #CredibleElections
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OSUN 2026 | MIDDAY UPDATE — 12:00PM
As voting continues, two trends have sharpened over the past hour, with bolder allegations of vote-buying alongside rising intimidation of reporters and polling agents.
In Iwo, a voter alleged that APC was paying ₦20,000 on the voting line at Isale Oba 2, while in Ilesa East, an unverified report put APC and Accord at ₦50,000 per voter at the Correspondence School unit. Reporters in Boluwaduro and Ola-Oluwa also noted voters openly discussing payments before voting.
Intimidation has also escalated across various polling units. In Irewole, a reporter was forced to delete photographs, while a polling agent was assaulted and had his phone seized. Observers were similarly challenged for taking photographs in Ife Central and Ilesa East.
For now, the process remains largely peaceful, but the emerging concerns warrant close attention as voting continues.
#OsunDecides2026
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Ahead of #OsunDecides2026 polls today, here are 6 quick ways to verify election information.
Watch the video 📺 to find out more!
#OsunDecides2026 #FactCheck #MIL #DUBAWAChecks
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Une publication de Kawtef affirme que des traces d’aflatoxine cancérogène ont été détectées dans du riz local produit au Sénégal.
Les vérifications montrent toutefois que l’étude concernait uniquement du riz **importé**, notamment du riz thaïlandais, et non du riz local sénégalais, comme l’ont confirmé l’ITA et le ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce.
Lien de l'article : dubawa.org/haro-sur-le-riz-p…
#FactCheck
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In the past week, #CJIDConflictTracker recorded violent incidents in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, where over 21 persons were killed, 37 were abducted, and 2 properties were vandalised.
These incidents reveal the lingering state of insecurity in Nigeria and the impact on vulnerable communities, which require urgent government action.
But we cannot solve what we do not understand. Our tracker turns raw data into actionable insights, helping to drive better policy and peacebuilding efforts.
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What do you think are the real reasons behind the changes in food prices in Nigeria?
The answer lies in tracking the numbers. Your weekly Agric Digits and Food Price Monitor keep tabs on critical food data to bring clarity to the market and help communities understand the trends shaping what ends up on our plates.
Click the link to read more: mailchi.mp/thecjid.org/agric…
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Every election cycle has a defining moment. This is one.📌
If you're a resident of Osun State between the ages of 18 and 35, this is an open call to join the Osun State Youth Town Hall Meeting and take part in meaningful conversations on governance, accountability, and democratic participation ahead of the 2026 Osun Governorship Election and the 2027 General Elections.
This is your opportunity to share your ideas, connect with other young changemakers, and help build the Osun you want to see.
Register now via the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Step up. Speak up. Shape what comes next.📢
#YouthLead #ShapeTheFuture
