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Jennifer Ugwa is an independent investigative reporter based in Abuja, Nigeria. Her stories on rights violations of internally displaced persons, corporate tax evasions, and environment and climate justice have been published by the Women’s Media Center, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, and ClimateTracker, among other platforms. Ugwa is passionate about under-reported stories on public health that have the capacity to spur policymakers to improve the lives of Nigerians. She is a recipient of several local and international journalism fellowships including with the FinanceUncovered Money Trail Project, the Tiny Foundation Fellowships for Investigative Journalism by the University of British Columbia, the Code for Africa Water Reporting Fellowship, and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting COVID-19 fact-checking program.