Campaigns
Conservation communication
National awareness campaigns, celebrity ambassador networks and media partnerships for wildlife and forest protection.
Lagos, NigeriaJournalism · Film · Campaigns
Festus Iyorah
Journalist, producer and conservation communicator telling stories of people, power and the natural world from Nigeria and across Africa.
Festus is Nigeria Representative of Wild Africa, where he leads national conservation campaigns, media partnerships and documentary production. He previously represented WildAid in Nigeria, and his reporting on conflict, politics, technology and health has appeared in Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Rest of World and others.
- Conservation communication
- Public awareness campaigns
- Documentary and TV production
- Media partnerships
- Investigative journalism
- Strategic communications
Reporting published in
- Al Jazeera
- The Guardian
- Associated Press
- Deutsche Welle
- Mongabay
- Rest of World
- TRT World
- Premium Times
- Global Sisters Report
- Bhekisisa
Wild Africa · 2023 – present
Conservation communication
As Nigeria Representative of Wild Africa, Festus leads national campaigns, media partnerships and broadcast programming that put wildlife and forest protection in front of millions of Nigerians.
- social media views
- 500M+
- Celebrity ambassador videos on deforestation and illegal bushmeat
- campaign recognition
- 88%
- Independent national survey of 1,000 respondents
- African countries
- 7
- Broadcasting Dr Mark Animal Show, Nigeria’s first conservation TV show for children
- journalists trained
- 70+
- Journalists and radio hosts, over three years
Selected reporting
Journalism
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The Oshun priestess running a virtual shrine on TikTok
With 350,000 followers, she’s putting a spotlight on one of Nigeria’s minority religions.
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Rivalry among Boko Haram factions compounds violence in northern Nigeria
How a split inside the insurgency has brought a new kind of attack to communities in the northwest that were already living with banditry.
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How Nigerian youth are galvanising for upcoming presidential vote
Young people make up more than a third of registered voters. Why first-time voters were turning out after years of apathy.
Producer and co-director · Wild Africa
Unsung Heroes
A documentary series celebrating African leaders in conservation. Each film follows one person protecting a Nigerian forest, lagoon or species, and the communities working alongside them.
- Released
- 2023
- Films
- 3
- Broadcast
- 5 TV stations in Nigeria
What he does
Areas of practice
Film & TV
Documentary and TV production
Documentaries, public service announcements and conservation programming for television, radio and digital.
Reporting
Journalism
Features and investigations on conflict, governance, technology, health and the environment.
Strategy
Strategic communications
Messaging and stakeholder alignment across civil society, researchers, policymakers and donors.
Essays & perspectives
Insights
Notes on communication strategy, storytelling for conservation, and how social impact organisations in Africa can reach the people they serve.
Newsletter
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