by ACJ-LASU admin
Congratulations are in order as Mariam Ileyemi, an alumna of the Lagos State University School of Communication (LASUSOC), has been selected for the Inequality Reporting Fellowship of the Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) alongside nine other journalists from various Nigerian media organisations.
Out of 293 applications, the year 2020 graduate of Mass Communication was among the 10 successful applicants.
In reaction to Miss Ileyemi's achievements, the Lagos State University, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello mni, has congratulated her and wished her a productive time on the programme.
According to a statement issued by ACDJ and signed by Adeolu Adekola, the fellowship commenced with a two-day residential training workshop held in Lagos from 7th to 10th August 2022.
Meanwhile, the ACDJ's Inequality Reporting Fellowship is a part of the collaborative media partnership supported by the MacArthur Foundation from the stable of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
The statement from the ACDJ also revealed that, Miss Ileyemi, who is a Premium Times staff, will be supported to investigate and publish/broadcast data-based reports on various inequalities related to Economic Inequality, Gender, Income, Fragility or Insecurity, Health, Political Representation, Sexual and Reproductive Health Energy, and Internally Displaced Persons.
Notably, Miss Ileyemi Mariam was one of LASU's outstanding student journalists, famous for online blog, Yossy Info and a former executive of the Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ-LASU Chapter).
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