Mr Victor Nwachukwu, a Principal Correspondent with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has been chosen for the 2026 UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology (UK-MEET) Fellowship.
By Victor Nwachukwu
Mr Victor Nwachukwu, a Principal Correspondent with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has been chosen for the 2026 UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology (UK-MEET) Fellowship.
NAN studies that Nwachukwu and different chosen journalists emerged from a aggressive course of that attracted greater than 500 purposes from journalists and content material creators throughout Nigeria and Ghana.
The fellowship might be delivered by Imperial College London by means of Imperial Global Ghana, with assist from the British High Commission.
According to the organisers, solely 13 per cent of candidates had been chosen, with every eligible utility independently assessed by two reviewers.
The fellowship is designed to strengthen journalists’ capability to report on rising applied sciences, together with synthetic intelligence, local weather know-how and well being innovation.
The in-country residential programme will maintain in Abuja, bringing collectively chosen fellows for engagements with researchers, sensible reporting classes and alternatives to develop story concepts.
Participants might be educated to confirm claims about rising applied sciences, look at knowledge underpinning scientific findings and talk advanced analysis in clear and accessible language.
The organisers mentioned fellows who exhibit efficient utility of the coaching and develop rigorous story pitches can be thought of for a information alternate programme in London in late November.
The programme will present the chosen fellows with alternatives to have interaction with researchers at Imperial College London.
Nwachukwu covers varied areas, together with science, innovation and know-how, with a deal with their implications for nationwide improvement.
The fellowship is predicted to equip the chosen journalists with the talents to make scientific information accessible, scrutinise claims about rising applied sciences and look at the affect of innovation on society.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
=========
Edited by Emmanuel Afonne
![‘I will go to our father in the Lord’s church’ – Wike vows to storm Dunamis [VIDEO]](https://politicaltimes.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1792108174_Wike-1-500x340.jpg "‘I will go to our father in the Lord’s church’ – Wike vows to storm Dunamis [VIDEO]")