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…
MAF, Partners Support Whistleblowers With Funds As AFRICMIL Trains Journalists On Protection
By Doyin Ojosipe The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (MAF), said it has partnered with three other foundations to set up a civic defence funds to assist journalists, civil society and private sector actors that are facing reprisals or attacks emanating from blowing the whistle or speaking out against corruption. This was revealed…
Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL, PICA Urge PENCOM To Develop Internal Mechanism for Making Disclosure
The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has been urged to expand the scope of its whistleblowing policy to include an internal mechanism where staff of the commission at all levels are able to report wrongdoing while ensuring their safety. This was as the commission revealed that its whistleblowing policy only made provision for receiving tips from…
Book on Nigeria at 60 Set for Launch August 19
Press Release August 16, 2021 The public presentation of a new book titled Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices will hold on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the Yar ‘Adua Centre, Abuja. Edited by Chido Onumah, the 437-page book is a collection of 60 essays by 60 young Nigerians to commemorate the…
AFRICMIL, HEDA Build Network Of Journalists For Whistleblowing
By Doyin Ojosipe In a bid to expand the knowledge of journalists on whistleblowing and ensure protection for citizens who dare to blow the whistle, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), in collaboration with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has organized a workshop on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection for a…