The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have agreed to work together to ensure protection for whistleblowers facing retaliation. Dr. Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, said protecting persons suffering all kinds of punishment for showing the courage to report wrongdoing in their workplace has been a…
CSOs Urge Fashola to Protect Whistleblower at Ministry of Works and Housing
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has been asked to take urgent steps to protect Richard Oghenerhoro, a whistleblower facing retaliation for exposing and publicising fraudulent employment practice in the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. In a letter addressed to the Minister, the heads of a coalition of civil society…
AFRICMIL Berates FG, As MAF Urges Stakeholders To Invigorate Whistleblowing Policy
By Doyin Ojosipe Whistleblowers are holding- back on blowing the whistle because they are not protected and are not compensated on time the MacArthur Foundation has said. Kole Shetima, Country Director of the Foundation said this while fielding questions from Journalists at a whistleblowing workshop for lawyers which was organised by the African Centre for…
Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL Moves to Partner With Lawyers on Pro-bono Basis … As Lawyers Advise FG Against Contradictions
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Thursday organised a training workshop on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection for selected lawyers in Lagos state. The training which was in collaboration with SERAP was intended to establish a team of lawyers who would provide legal services on pro-bono to embattled whistle-blowers. In…
SERAP, 261 others sue NBC, seek reversal of fines on media houses
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), along with 261 groups and individuals, has sued the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over the N9 million fine slammed on three television stations in the country. The plaintiffs also seek an order setting aside the N5 million fine and any…
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