Nigeria Ripples Reporter, 9 others chosen for fellowship of biodiversity reporting

An investigative reporter with Nigerian Ripples, Arinze Chijioke and nine others has been chosen for fellowship of biodiversity reporting, which is held with the support of the Earth Journalism Network (EJN).

Fellowship, which will take place from August 27 to October 2025, starting with a capacity building workshop in Abuja, with a session handled by Dr. Stella Egbe, a senior conservation manager at the Nigeria Conservation Foundation, Abdulkareem Mojeed, from the Premium Times and Kadinde Ogunyale, data journalist in Datapapye.

During the session, Mojeed said that Fellows should try to move beyond the surface and tell stories that are truly important. He stressed that biodiversity is not only about forests, rivers, or animals but also about humans.

“This is about farmers who lose their livelihoods, people who fight against oil spills, and culture related to the ecosystem that is now under threat,” he said.

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Previously in an address, Director of the State of Datafyte, Oluseyi Olufemi, said that Fellowship offers training and support to report critical problems such as the destruction of forest reserves, species extinction, destructive land use practices, destruction of water agencies, natural-based conservation strategies, and consequences of unwanted conservation consequences.

He explained that Fellows was chosen from a competitive collection of more than 200 applications and would be expected to report proof based on several challenges that face the biodiversity of Nigeria, as well as success.

Ripples Nigeria, multi-media news outlets has won several awards for news, investigations, and special reports that have a big impact on the Nigerian society.

Publication of his brother, Econai+ (Econaplus) is Nigeria’s first digital digital geo-Journalism platform that provides access to interactive geo data through web and cellular applications.