NewswireNGR
| Telling Under-Reported Stories. | |
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| Type | News agency |
|---|---|
| Format | Online |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Website | newswirengr |
NewsWireNGR is an independent newsroom that reports underreported or mostly ignored stories by mainstream media organisations in Nigeria and Africa.[1] The all women led newsroom was founded in 2013, the remote team, drives conversational journalism that leads to and not limited to high level policy actions by government but influences change and drives social movements in the country.[2]
Audience reach and impact
[edit]NewsWireNGR journalism has prompted investigations into misconduct at the Abuja Environmental and Protection Board,[1][3][2] shrinking civic and media spaces in Nigeria,[4] the Nigerian Railway Corporation,[5] the Nigerian Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and its disbursements of COVID-19 intervention funds to mention a few, leading to changes in government policies across the country.[2]
Funding
[edit]The platform has previously been supported by the Google News Initiative and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hundeyin, David (2019-10-31). "The Untold Story of the AEPB, Abuja's Uniformed Female Harassment Unit". NewsWireNGR. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ a b c enkay (2019-11-02). "FG set to investigate harassment of women by Hajia Safiya Umar in Abuja". Ivory NG. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ "Report says raid of Nite Clubs in Abuja was authorized by a government official | Pulse Nigeria". www.pulse.ng. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Yusuf, Ridwan (2021-03-25). "INVESTIGATION: Disturbing Tales of How Nigerian Authorities Are Shrinking Civic and Media Space". NewsWireNGR. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Soyombo, 'Fisayo (2020-09-25). "INVESTIGATION: Ticketing Corruption by Railway Staff, Soldiers, Policemen Derailing Abuja-Kaduna Rail Project #TheTrainHasDerailed". NewsWireNGR. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2020-07-24). "Premium Times, Punch, others get Google funding". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ "Open Society in Africa". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2025-05-24.