Deadline: 27 February 2024
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, through its Natural Resource and Extractive Programme (NAREP), in collaboration with the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), is pleased to invite journalists, researchers, analysts, media professionals, and Civil Society Organisations working in the extractive sector and climate change ecosystem to a three-day capacity-building workshop and stakeholder’s engagement on methane emission reductions in Nigeria.
The workshop’s primary objective is to enhance the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) and media personnel, enabling them to effectively raise awareness and contribute to substantive public discussions regarding the necessity of implementing methane emissions reduction strategies within the oil and gas sector.
The program also aims to equip CSOs and the media with the knowledge and tools to comprehend, monitor, and influence Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to reduce methane emissions. Ultimately, this will contribute to the country’s more successful implementation of methane emissions reduction initiatives.
Benefits
- Training and mentorship
- Access to data and resources in the extractive sector.
- Fellowship stipend
- Media appearances
Who can apply?
- The workshop is open to all experienced CSOs and  Nigerian journalists working in the extractives sector. These include journalists from online, print and broadcast platforms. Analysts and researchers working around the extractive sector reforms and climate change can also apply.
Guidelines
- Applicants must have relevant experience in the oil and gas sector and climate change ecosystem.
- Applicants must have relevant experience in investigative reporting, data or policy analysis.
- Applicants must be based in Nigeria.
- Female journalists are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit CJID.
