Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- A new study by Nigerian media and governance researcher, Olasunkanmi Arowolo, has raised concerns over the way Nigeria's flagship poverty alleviation initiatives are reported.

The study, which formed the basis of Mr Arowolo's recently concluded PhD thesis at the University of Kent, United Kingdom, examined Nigeria's National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) and how they are covered by both traditional and digital media platforms.

His thesis, titled "Poverty, Politics, and the Press: Uncovering the Complexities of Media Coverage on Nigeria's Social Investment Programmes," reviewed newspaper coverage, public discussions on social media, and interviews with journalists on how media narratives shape public understandin...