IPC mourns passing of Senior Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper 

A Nigerian Journalist Evelyn Osagie, a renowned Senior Correspondent with The Nation Newspaper, has died at the age of 49 after a brief illness.

The International Press Centre (IPC), has described Osagie’s death who was also a poet and cultural advocate and passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, in Lagos, as a huge loss to the journalism community.

IPC noted that her journalism was not just reportage but advocacy – driving conversations and inspiring actions.

“We will particularly remember Evelyn for her outstanding contributions at the recent European Union supported IPC and NAWOJ interface in Port Harcourt on creating an enabling newsroom environment for the inclusive reporting of women issues during electoral processes and at elections. She made a number of personal commitments in this regard, while also pledging that her newspaper- The Nation – would be a trailblazer in projecting the voices of female politicians ahead 2027”, IPC Executive Director, Lanre Arogundade stated

(IPC Media, 18th August, 2025)