Profile Category: Fact Checking Lead

Mr. Ajanaku is an award-winning journalist, development writer and activist. He has worked extensively in the civic and media spaces to promote human rights, democracy and accountable governance. His deep interest in understanding and disseminating around various national and global challenges found an initial outlet in development journalism. This enduring interest in developmental journalism explains his career at The Guardian, the acclaimed flagship of the Nigerian Press, where he covered key governance and public sector issues. His contributions were recognized with nominations as Climate Change Media Partnership Fellow (CCMP) by the Earth Journalism Network. Thereafter, Mr. Ajanaku was awarded by the United Nations Development Programme and the Nigerian Guild of Editors for excellent development reporting.