For about 40 years, a community in Ogun State has as its only source of water a stagnant stream infested with harmful bacteria and fungi. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes on the painful ordeals of the residents, whose clamour for access to…
To commemorate the 2023 World Press Freedom Day, PUNCH Media Foundation hosted a Twitter Spaces with the theme, Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria’s Democratic Space: Barriers and Way Forward, on Wednesday, May 3 at 11 am. In line…
Traders at Alayaibiiagba Model Market, popularly known as Boundary Market in Ajegunle, are worried that the poignant, nauseous smell that pervades the environment, caused by open defecation threatens their health. ANGELA ONWUZOO reports that the unsightly act, carried out with impunity…
Previous Next A lot has happened since January when we issued the last edition of our newsletter. Arguably, the much anticipated general elections stand out among these happenings. Of course, PMF was a part of this watershed event, and in…
The Training Directorate of PUNCH Media Foundation (PMF) organised a soft skill training for the Punch Nigeria Limited team across divisions on Monday, 27th March 2023 at its training centre, PUNCH Place, Magboro, Ogun State. Two insightful sessions on emotional…
PUNCH Media Foundation (PMF) on Thursday, 16th February 2023 held the Election-Day Reporting Programme (EDREP) organised for journalists covering the general elections in Lagos State. From the welcome session taken by the Head of Programmes & Research, PMF, Rebecca Erureh,…
The compound of the Itori General Hospital, Ogun State now used for farming. Photo credit: Sodiq Ojurongbe The Itori General Hospital, Ogun State, has become an eyesore for residents of communities in the Ewekoro area. The abandoned hospital compound has…
Some patent medicine stores in Mushin, Lagos. Photo credit: Sodiq Ojurongbe Patent medicine stores in Nigeria are only authorised to sell over-the-counter drugs. Investigations by PUNCH HealthWise, however, revealed that many of the stores in Lagos and Ogun communities not…
Ending female genital mutilation. Photo credit: Newtown Grafitti/Flickr Eight years after the Federal Government signed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015 into law which banned Female Genital Mutilation practice in Nigeria, investigations by PUNCH HealthWise confirmed that many girls…
Established in 2019 with the mission to stimulate a just, inclusive, and thriving civic space using the instrument of investigative and accountability journalism, public policy advocacy, and media development, PUNCH Media Foundation (PMF) has worked tirelessly to live out its…