About Dataphyte Nigeria
Dataphyte collects and transforms data into accessible formats, producing insights and interactive visualisations to improve decision-making. It provides access to data useful for the public, private, and development sectors.
Our goal is to fill the lacuna in data accessibility, especially in formats that support governance, policy analysis, and accountability work in Nigeria. Without doubt, policy and development planning is currently based on outdated datasets and often extrapolated estimates. As an intervention, Dataphyte was launched to provide the accountability and policy sectors with cleaner, analysed, easily accessible, and usable data to drive democracy and development in Nigeria.
Title: Data Journalist
Location: Abuja FCT
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Data Journalist to join our team to produce compelling analysis and communicate insights through clear writing and effective visualisations. This full-time role involves collecting, analysing, and interpreting data to produce accurate, engaging, and impactful data-driven reports and visuals.
The ideal candidate should have strong writing skills, the ability to work with datasets, and experience presenting complex information through charts, graphics, and other visual formats.
Requirements
- Proven experience in journalism, data journalism, research, or analytical writing,
- Strong writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex information with published samples demonstrating strong writing ability.
- Experience producing investigative and data-led reports.
- Ability to work with datasets and perform basic data analysis.
- Experience creating data visualisations such as charts, graphs, dashboards, or infographics.
- Familiarity with tools such as Excel, Google Sheets, Datawrapper, Tableau, Flourish, Power BI, or similar visualisation tools.
- Background in journalism, economics, statistics, data science, social sciences, or related fields is an added advantage.
Application Dealine: 27 March 2026
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested candidates should fill out and submit this form use link below to Apply.
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