…Femi Falana Under Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution the mass media is required to uphold the fundamental objectives of the State and hold the government accountable to the people. While the duty imposed on the media has been frustrated by the denial of access to information on public affairs, access to information is…
Whistleblowing at 2: More still needs to be done, say stakeholders
Stakeholders on Monday, December 17, reiterated the need for the Federal Government to be sincere and resolute in the fight against corruption. They made the call at a national summit organised by the African Centre for Media & Information (AFRICMIL) to mark two years of the whistleblowing policy introduced in December 2016. The stakeholders agreed…
The role of whistle-blowers in the fight against corruption in Nigeria
By Femi Falana Introduction The practice of blowing the whistle by citizens is not new in Nigeria. In pre-colonial African societies traditional law enforcement institutions relied on information provided by whistle blowers in maintaining law and order. For instance, the Yoruba people believed that an Oba could obtain information from whistle-blowers to get to the…
