Media Consortium Equips Nigerian Journalists to Drive Clear, Solutions, Focused Climate Reporting

Abuja, Nigeria, 10 February, 2026

In response to the urgent need for clearer, more impactful public communication on climate change, a series of intensive workshops has equipped Nigerian journalists with tools and knowledge to strengthen national conversations on climate and governance.

The initiative, funded by the UK International Development-supported Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement (PACE), addressed the growing demand to remove ambiguity and simplify complex climate issues, particularly for audiences in developing nations.

The workshops had a clear, three-fold purpose:

I.    To deepen journalists’ practical understanding of climate and governance solutions.

II.    To strengthen reporting that explicitly connects policy reforms to tangible outcomes like job creation, investment opportunities, and economic growth.

III.    To reinforce the media’s critical role in ensuring accountability, enhancing public understanding, and promoting citizen-focused development.

Highlighting the importance of the workshop, Enene Ejembi, PACE Media Advisor, in a goodwill message said, “A misinformed or disengaged public is a major barrier to effective climate action. These workshops underscore the value of a robust media in fostering accountability and citizen-centred governance, which are pillars of sustainable reform.”

The programme was designed and delivered by a Nigerian media consortium, ensuring local relevance and context-specific expertise. The consortium was led by Goldapples Media Associates, in partnership with the Climate Africa Media Initiative and Centre (CAMIC) and African Newspage.

The consortium was responsible for the comprehensive curriculum, which included sessions on media ethics, solutions journalism, and the practical field-testing of a Climate Explainer Toolkit designed to demystify technical terminology for general audiences.

Consortium Lead, Mr. Ayo Makinde, said the workshops were structured to reframe how climate stories are told in Nigeria. He explained that climate impacts should not be treated as distant environmental concerns but as daily realities shaped by governance systems, policy decisions, and institutional performance. According to him, reporting climate change as a human issue strengthens accountability and improves public understanding.

Participants engaged in hands-on sessions on impactful storytelling, governance framing, and

audience-focused communication, using Nigerian case studies to explore how climate decisions affect communities, markets, and public services.

Among the training facilitators was Mr. Aliu Akoshile, Executive Director of CAMIC, who guided

participants in connecting climate science, climate finance, emissions, loss and damage, and

Climate justice debates and their implications for Nigerian communities and development

planning.

Mr. Adam Alqali, Editor-in-Chief of African Newspage and Media Partnerships Manager for the

media project, facilitated sessions on solutions journalism, ethical climate reporting, and

accountability reporting, while also sharing practical approaches to highlighting responses to climate change and governance reforms without veering into advocacy.

As part of the practical learning component, participants tested a Climate Explainer Toolkit introduced by Ms. Helen Bassey Osijo, Project Manager and Chief Operations Officer at CAMIC. The tool is designed to help newsrooms explain complex climate issues clearly and responsibly, with a baseline to measure knowledge gained.

Participants who were drawn from across Nigeria left the workshops with enhanced skills to produce reporting that not only informs but also engages the public on how proactive climate governance can lead to a more resilient and prosperous economic future.

Aaron Isaac, Reports for HICIA News