Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- Six journalists from media organisations across Nigeria have begun a six-month fellowship to investigate development interventions, economic opportunities and efforts to address longstanding challenges in the Niger Delta.

The programme, launched on 2 November by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University, is designed to strengthen development journalism and encourage more evidence-based reporting on the oil-rich region.

The initiative comes as development organisations, governments and private-sector actors continue to implement interventions in the Niger Delta, where continuous unemployment, insecurity, environmental de...