In a bid to address incessant religious and ethnic clashes in the country, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) on Thursday, January 23, 2020 launched a project on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and Interreligious Dialogue. The project which is supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is meant to…
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AFRICMIL, PRIMORG unveil Partnership to Push for Whistleblower Legislation in Nigeria
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Stakeholders call for review of policymaking processes at AFRICMIL roundtable on equitable growth and social inclusion
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Coalition expresses concern over lack of inclusivity in ministerial list, vetting process
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For Transparency, Accountability, And Sustainable Democracy, Declare Your Assets Now And Make It Public, AFRICMIL Urges President Tinubu
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Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL commences training of CBOs for community awareness
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) on Thursday, January 30, 2020 began another round of engagement on creating awareness among Nigerians on the whistleblowing policy. The fresh round of nationwide engagement involves training of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on how they can make…
Keeping Power in Check: On the Shrinking Media and Civic Space in Nigeria
By Odia Ofeimun After writing the foreword and a fairly long article in Testimony to Courage: Essays in Honour of Dapo Olorunyomi, I wanted to be excused from delivering this lecture at the Lagos presentation of the book. But, I happen to like the idea of a special fare for our ‘city by the lagoon’,…
AFRICMIL launches MIL and interreligious dialogue project for peaceful co-existence
By Doyin Ojosipe In a bid to address incessant religious and ethnic clashes in the country, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) on Thursday, January 23, 2020 launched a project on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and Interreligious Dialogue. The project which is supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI)…
Corruption, Crime and Cover-ups – The travails of whistleblowers in Nigeria
Whistleblowers are the first line of defence against corruption, crime and cover-ups, according to a 2019 paper by the All–Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on whistleblowing in the UK. To stem the tide of corruption in Nigeria, the federal government introduced several strategies one of which is the whistleblowing policy which was launched in December 2016.…