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Caleb Ijioma
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Executive Director, Roundcheck
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Biography
Caleb Ijioma is the Executive Director of Roundcheck, a youth-led fact-checking organization in Nigeria that combats false information, promotes media literacy, and builds a network of young fact-checkers. He is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Nation newspaper, Tribune, The Cable, Ambitious Africa, Within Nigeria, the International Journalists’ Network (IJNET), and various blogs. Caleb has a strong passion for combating misinformation and disinformation, youth empowerment, capacity building, education, and human rights. In 2019, he received the Outstanding Executive of the Year award from the National Union of Campus Journalists, Nigeria (NUCJ), a Palec award certificate as the Most Influential Student Leader of the Year, and a Merit award from the Youth Empowerment and Support Initiative at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, in recognition of his leadership roles. He also won a Disability Reporting Award in 2022 from the Africa Foundation of Young Media Professionals (AFYMP). He is the convener of the African Student Entrepreneurs Summit (ASES), an annual event aimed at connecting African student entrepreneurs for learning and networking. Over 60 African students have trained under this platform with leaders including Vivian Onano (UNESCO, Kenya) and Lekan Otunfodunrin (ED-MEDIA CAREER, Nigeria). Caleb is an educator in fact-checking, having trained numerous campus journalists across various Nigerian tertiary institutions, including Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU, Ogun State), Lagos State University (LASU, Lagos State), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH, Oyo State), Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic (AAPOLY, Ogun State), and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU, Osun State). Caleb has participated in several media conferences and workshops, including the Canal France International (CFI) Forum on Media and Development in Paris, France (2023), the West Africa Journalism Innovation Conference (WAJIC), organized by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Abuja, Nigeria (2023), the Africa Fact Summit, Port Louis, Mauritius (2023), and the Africa Facts Summit, Accra, Ghana (2024). He was a 2023 fellow of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) project focused on countering misinformation and promoting media literacy in Nigeria.
Environment, Politics Entertainment,Lifestyle Media Literacy, Campus
Offshore gambling, illegal gambling, unregulated gambling
Content
By Caleb Ijioma Verified| International Journalists Network@ Fact-checkers may come across traumatic content and graphic imagery during the course of their work, while contending with online attacks and the challenges of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Nurudeen Akewushola, a fact-checker at FactCheckHub, shared how one particularly gory video he fact-checked led to nightmares and flashbacks. “I don’t like watching graphic content. It is disturbing. I try as much as possible to avoid it, but because of my job, I cannot,” he said.
By Caleb Ijioma Verified| Within Nigeria Verified Some events have rocked the month of February, becoming topical issues. Within Nigeria has analysed some of these reports that made headlines and shaped the month of February. DSS invade Lagos State AssemblyThe Lagos State House of Assembly drama started on the 13th of January, when 32 members impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, and Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda was sworn in as the new Speaker.
By Caleb Ijioma Verified| Within Nigeria Verified Just a few days after telecommunications companies implemented their new tariff structure, business owners started to feel its impact. On January 20, 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% tariff adjustment from the initially proposed 100% increase. The NCC claimed that the approved adjustment addresses the significant gap between operational costs and current tariffs.
Company Info
Roundcheck
Roundcheck is a Youth-led fact-checking organization in Nigeria fighting mis/disinformation.
Nigeria, Nigeria
Founded: 2020