CJID appoints Chiedo Nwankwor to its Board of Trustees
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) is delighted to announce Chiedo Nwankwor as a new member of the Board of CJID. Ms Nwankwor is a distinguished academic, gender…
CJID’s Media and Development Conference, National Health Dialogue Hold Next Week in Abuja
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will next week host the third edition of its West Africa Media and Development Conference in Abuja, bringing together journalists, policymakers, researchers,…
PRESS RELEASE: 13 finalists emerge for CJID Excellence in Journalism Awards
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has shortlisted 13 finalists for its 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards, the second edition of the award, which was launched in 2024.…
End-of-Day Statement on the Anambra Governorship Election
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), under the Media in National Elections (MiNE) project, its Information Verification Initiative – Dubawa and DAIDAC, has observed the conduct of the…
#AnambraDecides2025 – Election Observers Under Threat
The heavy security presence deployed during the #AnambraDecides2025 did not stop CJID election observers from being intimidated and harassed across multiple polling units across the state. These incidents presented proof…
#AnambraDecides2025 – Ballots for Sale
Field reports from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) observers across Anambra State indicate widespread incidents of vote trading in today’s off-cycle election. Despite repeated warnings from the…
Mid–Day Election Statement – Vote Buying in the Anambra Governorship Election
Reports from our observers in multiple polling units across Anambra State indicate a worrying prevalence of vote buying and voter inducement in today’s governorship election. We have also received reports…
CJID Election Day Statement on the 2025 Anambra Governorship Election
As 2,802,790 registered voters troop out to vote in 5,718 polling units across Anambra State. The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) reiterates its commitment to democratic values through…
CJID Deploys Observers Ahead of the 2025 Anambra Governorship Election
Anambra, Nigeria – 7th November 2025 The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has deployed a 30-member team made up of journalists, researchers, media monitors, election experts and fact-checkers…
