Six Nigerian journalists have now been selected for the Climate Reporting Gap Fellowship. Across Nigeria, the impacts of climate change are increasingly visible — from rising heat and water scarcity to the complexities of the energy transition. Yet, local stories that connect these challenges to people’s daily lives often remain underreported. That’s where the Climate Reporting Gap Fellowship comes in.

This initiative will support the selected journalists to report original stories on climate finance and energy transition through inclusive, data-driven and community-centred reporting. The Fellowship is designed to enable them to produce compelling, solutions-focused journalism that resonates at the local and regional level.

Each project will receive £3–5k in funding and one-to-one mentoring. The Fellowship will provide in-depth training and editorial support to guide the projects throughout their development.

This programme is a part of The Climate Reporting Gap Initiative, a collaboration between Surge Africa, One World Media, Mutante and University of Birmingham.

Meet Our Fellows

reporting from Nigeria

What do the Fellows receive?

• Up to £5k funding for reporting
• One-to-one mentoring
• In-depth training, in person and online
• Industry workshops, including safety, impact, and pitching
• Training trip to Colombia, South America
• Global promotion of all media pieces by project partners
• Membership of the OWM global alumni network 

How does the Fellowship work?

The Fellowship will offer in-depth training and mentoring, to help guide the projects editorially and practically. Fellows will take part in an in-person training in Nigeria, and online workshops through the programme, as well as a trip to Colombia for a curated training on participatory reporting by our partner organisation, Mutante. 

All projects will have an assigned mentor, and Fellows will be asked to join regular check-ins, as they work towards delivery milestones.

Projects grants will vary between £3-5k, and will be disbursed in instalments.

The final outputs for the Fellowship can be in any format, in text, video or audio, and we’re open to well-developed proposals with creative approaches in multimedia storytelling. We encourage data visualisation, illustration, animation, interactive and alternative formats.

Proposed articles must be up to 2000 words, audio pieces up to 30 minutes, and films up to 10 minutes.

All projects must be completed by June 2026.

About Surge Africa

This programme is a part of The Climate Reporting Gap Initiative (CRGI), a collaboration between Surge Africa, One World Media, Mutante and University of Birmingham.

Led by Surge Africa, an organisation working at the intersection of policy, media, and resilience building, CRGI aims to build a stronger ecosystem of climate communication in Nigeria — one grounded in local expertise, evidence, and community impact.

Surge Africa design and implement innovative measures that improve approaches to climate adaptation. They understand that climate change poses a multi-dimensional threat to Africa, which is why their programs are tailored to meet specific needs of society and focused on empowering people using strategies that will unlock human potential and integrate development. They have an extensive track record of over 8 years of operations across Africa and Latin America hosting programs and initiatives in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Addis Ababa, Senegal, South Africa and Brazil.