Investigative journalists from around the world have converged in Gothenburg, Sweden, for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The four-day event scheduled to end on September 22 has journalists from Nigeria also in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference organizers described it as \u201cthe world\u2019s largest international gathering of investigative journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the activities scheduled for the programme are technical sessions on the latest tools and techniques, extensive networking, and brainstorming sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria\u2019s anticorruption crusader, Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre(WAMAC) is rep OP resented at the conference by the organization\u2019s Project Coordinator, Waisu Idris Abubakar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WAMAC works with a team of journalists from the six geo-political zones of Nigeria to do investigative journalism, exposing corruption and creating opportunities for citizens to be part of governance and hold leaders accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abubakar, a freelance journalist and development worker, is confident that the discussions, technology, and networking among African journalists at the conference will give WAMAC an edge in its accountability and anti-corruption work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n