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Justice Nwafor

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Covers:  Environment, economy, energy, climate change, global health and development
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Journo. FT: @BBC_Future | @SciDevNet | @Africaarguments | @Reuters etc. Winner @SanlamAwards 22/23. Finalist @truestoryaward 2024. @journalismfund grantee.

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Justice Nwafor is an award-winning Nigerian journalist covering environment, economy, energy, climate change, development and global health in Nigeria and West Africa. His reports have been published by BBC, Reuters, Science and Development Network, African Arguments, Earth Journalism Network and more.
His reports have been awarded and nominated for awards.

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What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I was the foreign desk editor.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Please pitch me any day, any time.

Prevent Epidemics Nigeria Journalism Award.

2020 - Print/digital news

From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigerian media proved to be a valuable force in covering issues around the COVID-19 pandemic and in recognition of their exemplary work, in December 2020, the Nigeria Health Watch Prevent Epidemics Project put out a call for nominations of journalists who have produced impactful evidence-based and accurate reports of infectious diseases and epidemic preparedness in Nigeria. And the award was basically to recognise such journalists for doing the great work.

Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

2023 - Business and Environment

The award recognizes excellent reporting on the way business engages environmental issues and African responses to environmental change, climate issues and sustainability of the environment.

Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME)

2024 - Solid minerals reporting

The award recognised my excellent reports on tin mining in Jos, Nigeria's central region. The reports: https://earthjournalism.net/stories/decades-after-mining-ceased-communities-in-plateau-state-nigeria-still-suffer-environmental https://earthjournalism.net/stories/how-poor-regulation-of-artisanal-mining-impacts-health-of-indigenous-communities-in-jos