DevReporting, in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has opened applications for a training and story grant programme for journalists in Osun State ahead of the 2026 governorship election.
The initiative, supported through CJID’s Local Media Sustainability Fund (LMSF) with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, is aimed at strengthening accountability reporting on governance, transparency, public finance and service delivery.
According to the organisers, the programme comes amid a prolonged leadership crisis that has disrupted governance across Osun’s 30 local government areas and the Modakeke Area Council.
The organisers said the project seeks to equip journalists with the skills and resources to investigate how the local government leadership crisis, financial autonomy and governance challenges have affected public service delivery and the lives of residents as political campaigns gather momentum ahead of the election.
Selected participants will attend a capacity-building workshop on investigative and accountability reporting and receive editorial mentorship from experienced editors. They will also be eligible for reporting grants to support fieldwork and the production of evidence-based, human-centred stories.
