{"id":6,"date":"2026-05-05T17:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wijafrica.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:19:36","slug":"6-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wijafrica.org\/","title":{"rendered":"WIJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px||9px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;WIJAFRICA&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;81a3f217-e55f-43ff-a2f9-8be4596fb02e&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;gcid-c7d8f091-13fc-48ff-a161-01fd58ed72d5&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-c7d8f091-13fc-48ff-a161-01fd58ed72d5%22:%91%22title_text_color%22%93}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;WOMEN IN JOURNALISM&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;bd97c905-7943-493c-b998-6d9725d59caf&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Encode Sans Condensed|700||on|on|||#2f5d58|&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#2f5d58&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;5vw&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Now in its 12th year, WIJAFRICA continues to bring together some of Nigeria\u2019s most influential women journalists and media leaders for a focused gathering celebrating excellence and advancing the profession. A key highlight of the platform is the annual recognition of the 25 Most Powerful Women Journalists in Nigeria, an honour that has over time, become one of the most anticipated moments in the WIJAFRICA calendar.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;d74c018c-8dfe-4212-89eb-cd423011d9aa&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;WIJAFRICA was founded in 2014 in Lagos as a response to the need to recognise and support women who are doing the hard, often unseen work of journalism. Holding power to account, shaping national conversations, and reporting stories that might otherwise be ignored is what women do as good as, and often better than men. 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