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…
Participants, comprising editorial and non-editorial staff, who recently joined PUNCH Nigeria Limited, were welcomed to the orientation by the Head Programmes, PUNCH Media Foundation, Ms Rebecca Erureh, who took the time to acknowledge the management of PUNCH Nigeria Limited for…
The year 2021 was an eventful and impactful one for us at the PUNCH Media Foundation (PMF). This is due, in part, to the introduction and commissioning of new projects and the modification of others towards driving sustainable social change,…
The PUNCH Media Foundation (PMF) organised a two-day retreat for key players on the PUNCH HealthWise project, its flagship project, to review activities, programmes, and impact of the project over the last two years and to project for 2022. The…
Code for Africa, a civic-technology organisation, in partnership with the PUNCH Media Foundation, organised a data journalism webinar series for select reporters in PUNCH’s newsroom and other newsrooms across Africa, to equip reporters with requisite data skills that will position…
PUNCH HealthWise has bagged the Impact Africa Summit 2021 award for excellence in health promotion journalism. PUNCH HealthWise beat two other contenders, Africa Health – a health magazine based in Uganda and African Health Solution Journalism, based in Kenya to win…