TheCable’s Jemilat Nasiru selected for Report Women! FRLP fellowship 

Jemilat Nasiru, a journalist with TheCable, has been selected for the sixth Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship.

The fellowship, which was launched in 2017, is organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ).

It aims to equip female journalists with the skills to champion the cause of improved leadership status of women in the news, newsrooms and society.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Motunrayo Alaka, executive director and CEO of WSCIJ, said the Report Women! programme has helped to increase the quantity and quality of reports on issues affecting women and girls in Nigeria.

“Over the past decade, WSCIJ has trained 537 journalists across Nigeria and Ghana, supported 136 stories and 138 leadership projects, published six research on women’s representation in the media, produced six documentaries, launched a female experts’ source guide and engaged newsrooms on the leadership of women in the news and newsrooms,” Alaka said.

“The Female Reporters Leadership Programme, introduced in 2017, has produced 86 fellows across five cohorts and driven intentional efforts to place more women in leadership positions within newsrooms and news.

“Through an intensive training and mentoring, this sixth edition of FRLP Fellowship will equip participants with the skills to champion the cause of improved leadership status of women in the news, newsrooms and society.

“The fellowship and the broader Report Women! News and Newsroom Engagement project has been supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since 2021.

“Report Women! News and Newsroom Engagement is designed to engage the management and staff of news media organisations in Nigeria, and eventually Africa, to increase the representation of women in news coverage, newsroom leadership and as sources of news.”

Jemilat is one of the 12 participants who made the shortlist out of a “competitive pool of 160 female applicants”.

Other beneficiaries of the programme include Melony Ishola, Aisha Gambo, Juliet Buna, Bilkis Lawal, Rasheedat Iliyas, Temitope Obayendo, Mary Agidi, Dana Zagi, Chigozie Victor, Christiana Alabi-Akande, and Gloria Attah.