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The UNESCO REF Podcast

Long-form audio journalism from the heart of Nigeria's development conversation. Conversations with global leaders, on-the-ground reporting from YWA training sites, and editorial commentary from The Dispatch. All episodes originate from the UNESCO REF Media Centre.

First Edition Premieres November 2026
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Season01
Episodes04
FormatLong-Form
Audio
PremiereNovember
2026
UNESCO REF Media Centre • The Dispatch

UNESCO REF Media Centre The Dispatch Audio Edition Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria Season One, 2026

Long-Form Audio Journalism
For Prospective Guests

Your voice, carried by an institutional platform seventeen years in the making

Pitch Yourself as a Guest

The UNESCO REF Podcast sits inside a media apparatus that already reaches government, diplomatic, and development audiences across Nigeria and beyond. Guests join a conversation with institutional weight, professional production, and genuine editorial reach, not a hobbyist microphone in a spare room.

17
Years of Institutional Track Record
4+
Distribution Platforms at Launch
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Geopolitical Zones in Our Story Reach
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Dedicated UNESCO REF Sound Desk
Notable Voices

A preview of the calibre of guest already confirmed or in conversation for Season 1.

Prince Abdulsalami Ladigbolu-Oranmiyan
Prince Abdulsalami Ladigbolu-Oranmiyan
President, UNESCO REF
Hajia Safiyyah Hassan Shaibu
Hajia Safiyyah Hassan Shaibu
President, NAOWA
Dr. Lateef Olaguju
Dr. Lateef Olaguju
SG, Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO
Dr. Nicos Nicolaou
Dr. Nicos Nicolaou
Chief Executive Officer, UNICAF
Featured Episode
The UNESCO REF Podcast, Season 1 Episode 1
Featured Episode Premieres November 2026 Season 1, Episode 01

Twelve Million Women, One National Mandate: Inside the YWA Mobilisation Campaign with Prince Abdulsalami Ladigbolu-Oranmiyan and NAOWA President Hajia Safiyyah Hassan Shaibu

The most extensive on-record conversation about Nigeria's most ambitious women's empowerment programme of its generation.

In the premiere of The UNESCO REF Podcast, the President of UNESCO REF and the President of the Nigerian Army Officers' Wives Association sit down for the most extensive on-record conversation about how Nigeria intends to deliver on the most ambitious women's empowerment programme of its generation. Recorded at the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development, Abuja.

● 52 min Premieres November 2026 Abuja, Nigeria
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Season 1 Lineup
Episodes I to IV

Season 1 lineup grows as new conversations are recorded. Full archive at unesco-ref.org/unesco-ref-podcast/