Nigerian journalists are invited to apply for a three-day training
event held by the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award, in
conjunction with the British High Commission and the Canadian
International Development Agency. The program will take place in
February. The deadline is 21 January 2008.

To apply, journalists should submit two writing samples published in
the last year and a letter that answers the following questions: How
can the media help reduce corruption and foster democracy in Nigeria?
What do you hope to learn from the training? How will you incorporate
what you learn from the training into your daily work as a journalist?

What obstacle do you expect to face in applying what you learn into
your daily work? The letter should also include one pitch for a story
idea on how to expose or prevent corruption in the public or private
sector of Nigeria.

The training program focuses on accountability in public policy, budget

tracking, capital market operations, the parliamentary process and
general anti-corruption reporting. For more information, contact Steve

Aborisade at steve@wsira.org or visit www.wsira.org. Submit
applications to 1 Akin Oshiyemi Street Ikeja, Lagos or to 11 Niafounke

Street, Wuse zone 2, (by Access Bank), Abuja.