The Financial Times (FT), one of the world’s leading news organisations is hiring a West African correspondent based in Lagos to report business, economic, political and social news from the West African region.
Job Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be tasked with the responsibility of forging links with the business and political class to bring scoops, investigations and the inside story from Nigeria.
In addition, the correspondent will write perceptively about “Tinubunomics”, a drastic attempt to reform the Nigerian economy as well as stories on Nigeria as a whole. He/she will also report on other West African economies which involves traveling to such countries.
The correspondent will have the opportunity to write for all sections of the FT including the news pages, the Big Read, the energy blog, Project Publishing and FT Weekend. The role has long been based in Lagos but is open to locating the journalists elsewhere in the region, a good knowledge of French is also preferred.
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted by the end of the day, Sunday, October 12 2025 via this link
