The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, (AFRICMIL) has called on Community Based Organizations (CBOs), to advocate the need to tackle corruption at the grassroots through whistleblowing. This was emphasized in a one-day town hall meeting held in Ilorin on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The event which was organized by AFRICMIL, with the support…
Whistleblowing: Government has abandoned the anti-graft war say CSOs
By Doyin Ojosipe Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations have expressed dissatisfaction over what they termed as the ‘two faced-ness’ of the Federal Government in the anti-graft war. They noted that the declaration of the federal government in fighting corruption has not been met with genuine clear-cut actions even though CSOs had done their best in ensuring…
CWPPF condemns growing trend of state security attacks on journalists and media houses
Press Release The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom, CWPPF, strongly condemns the growing trend of state security attacks on journalists and news media houses publishing investigative reports about public officials involved in corruption. This dangerous trend threatens the health of the Nigerian news media and the resilience of our country’s democracy. On Thursday, December…
Coalition of Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom Condemns Attacks on Critical Media and Investigative Journalists in Nigeria
The Coalition of Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom, CWPPF, condemns in the strongest terms the growing trend of attacks on journalists and media houses which have published investigative reports about corruption allegedly perpetrated by government officials. It is a dangerous trend that threatens not only the vibrancy of the critical media in Nigeria but also the…
AFRICMIL, Partners urge youths to strategically take over Nigeria’s leadership
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), in collaboration with the Ubuntu Centre for Africa Peacebuilding Development (UCAP) and the Institute of Strategic and Development Communication (ISDEVCOM), Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have called on youths in the country to take seriously and participate in the decision-making process of their country.…