Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) is a Nigerian nonprofit organization dedicated to media innovation, independent media, human rights, anticorruption, and accountability in West Africa. With this X-Grant, CJID supports the participation of the On Nigeria Media and Journalism (MAJ) cohort at the 33rd Newsrewired conference. The conference promotes knowledge sharing in digital media publishing. This award improves the MAJ Cohort members' knowledge, skills, organizational resilience, and sustainability and offers an opportunity for them to share results and lessons learned with a global audience

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) is a Nigerian nonprofit organization dedicated to media innovation, independent media, human rights, anti-corruption, and accountability in West Africa. With this X-Grant, CJID convenes an inaugural conference of West Africa Journalists and media practitioners in Abuja, Nigeria, titled West Africa Journalism Innovation Conference on the theme of accountability journalism: nurturing innovation for a sustainable future. Some of the  participants and speakers are also from the United States, Ukraine, and South Africa. The conference increases the quality of accountability journalism and sustainable media practice among media practitioners.

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), formerly known as Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, is a Nigerian nonprofit organization dedicated to media innovation, independent media, human rights, anti-corruption, and accountability in West Africa. The previous award to CJID enabled the tracking of state-level corruption involving public procurement and abandoned projects, which were completed following the investigations; fact-checking of misinformation and disinformation; and training young journalists. This final award to CJID strengthens investigative reporting on corruption, data journalism, and fact-checking to counter mis- and disinformation. It expands training, coaching, and mentoring for a new generation of investigative journalists, as well as internships and learning for trainees and volunteers from across newsrooms, universities, and journalism training schools. Further, the award enables CJID to convene a national conference on investigative journalism for learning and networking and setting up an observatory to document attacks on the press and support campaigns for protection of the press in Nigeria. CJID mainstreams gender equality and social inclusion, collaboration, and coordination throughout the project design and implementation to maximize its impact. The award is expected to contribute to On Nigeria's goal of reducing corruption and strengthening accountability, transparency, and participation.

Founded in 2014, the Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) is a nongovernmental organization that seeks to promote an independent media landscape that advances human rights, good governance and accountability through investigative journalism, open data, and civic technology. PTCIJ is advancing a new agenda of civic engagement for Nigerian youth through collaboration, technology, and entertainment. Under this award, PTCIJ collaborates with informal, youth-led organizations such as the #Nottooyoungtorun, WeMoveNaija, We2geda, as well as individual members of the former Feminist Movement to pilot a young peoples’ civic engagement drive at the national and state levels. This effort addresses one of the shortcomings of the #ENDSARS movement - the lack of a clear agenda and exit strategy. To this end, PTCIJ works with youth organizations and individuals to leverage the power of technology and entertainment to achieve its goals. It collaborates with technology companies and influencers in the entertainment industry to amplify youth civic engagement in Nigeria. PTCIJ also facilitates trainings on accountability and community building, as well as high-level town hall meetings on youth participation in politics and governance.

Established in 2014, the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) is a nonprofit media innovation and development organization with a mission to promote an independent media landscape, human rights, anti-corruption, accountability, good governance, and independent voices. Investigative journalism, fact-checking, open data, and civic technology are the approaches through which it has conducted groundbreaking activities on corruption that have made the organization prominent in Nigeria. This award to PTCIJ supports community-based, regional, and specialized media organizations to promote accountability journalism through investigative reporting, fact checking, and procurement and budget tracking; hold duty bearers accountable; and defend civic space. It also trains media organizations on investigative journalism; hostile environments; physical, digital, and legal attacks; and revenue business models.  PTCIJ is collaborating with other Foundation grantees in implementing this project. This project contributes to the Joint Civic Defense Fund of the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Initiative for West Africa.