By Kolawole O. Ogunbiyi, Esq. The discrimination against persons with disabilities is a global phenomenon. However, most countries of the world have moved from such discriminatory practices to an inclusive society for persons with disabilities. The population of persons with disabilities in Nigeria, which is about 30 million, is higher than the entire population of…
Alliance for Deepening Democracy Launched to Track Planning and Conduct of 2023 Elections
Media and civil society stakeholders have announced the launch of the Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD), a coalition of organizations from various sectors working collaboratively to engage critical aspects, stages and actors in the 2023 general elections in order to ensure that its outcome reflects the will of the people and contributes to the consolidation of…
Whistleblower protection law will be passed soon ….says finance minister
By Godwin Onyeacholem The whistleblowing and whistleblower protection legislation would be passed before the end of the tenure of the President Muhammadu administration, according to Dr Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning. Dr. Ahmed gave this assurance in her welcome address at the zonal conference on the whistleblowing policy in Nigeria for…
UNESCO MIL Week 2022: AFRICMIL Calls for Peace, Social Cohesion Among Nigerians
By Nnenna Okonkwo African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has organized a one-day workshop to commemorate 2022, Global UNESCO Media and Information Literacy (MIL) week. The event, which was held in Abuja October 10, was themed ‘Promoting Social Cohesion and Solidarity through Media and Information Literacy and Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue’. The Coordinator…
2023 Election: AFRICMIL, NOA Seek Partnership With EFCC On Reporting Vote Buying Through The CORA Whistleblowing Platform
African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) embarked on an advocacy visit to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and presented a proposal on the need to report vote buying in the 2023 election through the Corruption Anonymous (CORA) whistleblowing platform. The visit, which is a joint idea…