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Uchenna Igwe’s Journalist Portfolio

Reporter at Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism

Reporter at Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism

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Author at HumAngle

Author at HumAngle

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Author at Premium Times Nigeria

Author at Premium Times Nigeria

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President Tinubu's Alleged ₦800 Billion Re-Election Fund in the Eyes of the Electoral Law

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By Uchenna Igwe Verified
| AllAfrica
In February 2026, at a brief ceremony at the Aso Villa, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law. Arguing that the country's election laws had to keep pace with inflation, the new act doubled the presidential spending ceiling, from ₦5 billion to ₦10 billion. It also raised the single-donor limit from ₦50 million to ₦500 million and pulled every other elective office in the same upward direction.
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Six Years On, Nigeria's Open Treasury Portal Is Still Half-Open

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By Uchenna Igwe Verified
| AllAfrica
On the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari launched Nigeria's Open Treasury Portal (OTP), signing off on a financial transparency policy that was designed to put details of projects above N5 million within the public's reach.
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President Tinubu's alleged ₦800 billion re-election fund in the eyes of the electoral law

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By Uchenna Igwe Verified
| Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development
In February 2026, at a brief ceremony at the Aso Villa, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law. Arguing that the country’s election laws had to keep pace with inflation, the new act doubled the presidential spending ceiling, from ₦5 billion to ₦10 billion. It also raised the single-donor limit from ₦50 million to ₦500 million and pulled every other elective office in the same upward direction.
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Nigerian Campus Journalism Awards

2021 - Upcoming Writer

Fellow, African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC)

2021

Data Journalism Fellow

2021 - Fellowship

Selected as a Data Journalism Fellow of Media Hack Collective (MHC) South Africa

British Council Young Climate Journalist

2021

Selected by the British Council as one of the 15 climate young journalists from across the world, for its Climate Connection Programme 2021.