Following its call for applications for a three-day intensive fellowship on reporting conflict and missing persons issues in Nigeria, HumAngle, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has selected 10 middle-career and senior journalists from across the country.
The selected fellows were drawn from media organisations like Daily Trust, Reuters, Premium Times, DW, African Independent Television (AIT), and others.
“We received over 200 strong applications during the two-week application window,” commented Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu, HumAngle’s Managing Editor. “After a rigorous shortlisting and interviewing process, the final 10 emerged.”
The selected participants are expected to arrive in Abuja on Nov. 3, ahead of the three-day fellowship program scheduled to be held from November 4 to 6, 2025.
Over the years, the ICRC has continued to support missing persons in Nigeria by tracing and facilitating reunions while also providing psychological and economic support, especially to those affected by conflict. HumAngle has also carried out extensive work on the missing persons crisis in Nigeria, particularly in the northeastern region, documenting thousands of cases across various local governments in Borno state through its Missing Persons Dashboard.
While focused on deepening the understanding and reporting of the missing persons crisis in Nigeria, the training also aims to equip middle-career and senior journalists with the skills to report on conflict issues thoroughly through a trauma-informed lens.
During the 3-day fellowship, the fellows will participate in sessions on human-centred conflict reporting, ethical frameworks in journalism, psychological well-being for reporters, and more. These sessions will be facilitated by experts from HumAngle and the ICRC. By the end of the training, fellows are expected to have gained deeper insights into the scope and dynamics of the conflict reporting landscape in Nigeria.
HumAngle, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has selected 10 middle-career and senior journalists from various media organizations like Daily Trust, Reuters, and Premium Times for a three-day fellowship in Abuja, focused on reporting conflict and missing persons in Nigeria.
The fellowship received over 200 applications and aims to deepen understanding and improve reporting by equipping journalists with skills for conflict reporting through a trauma-informed lens.
The training includes sessions on human-centred conflict reporting, ethics in journalism, and psychological well-being for reporters, facilitated by experts from HumAngle and the ICRC.
The initiative is part of ongoing efforts by ICRC to support missing persons in Nigeria and HumAngle’s work on documenting missing cases, especially in the northeastern region, through their Missing Persons Dashboard.
By the end of the program, fellows are expected to gain significant insights into Nigeria’s conflict reporting landscape.