Press Release Although she is only ten years old, author Anissa Moses-Saromi understands that success does not happen by chance. Today, Anissa releases not one, but two short story collections titled Because I Am… and Ricky’s Ridiculousness. In Because I Am…, Anissa tells the stories of children who overcome difficult circumstances and find success through diligence, determination and the kindness of strangers. A public speaker and prolific writer, Anissa firmly believes…
AFRICMIL urges Minister of Finance and NBET Board Chair to ensure justice for whistleblower
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has appealed to the Board of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc to save a whistleblower, Sambo Abdullahi, from continued persecution by Dr. Marilyn Amobi, MD/CEO of NBET. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Board of NBET and Minister of Finance, Budget and…
The media in Nigeria needs a bailout now!
By Fredrick Nwabufo The primacy of the media in any society is indubitable. The media is the iron curtain between tyranny and democracy. It is the bastion of the ethos, truth and spirit of a people. And it serves no interest but the public’s. Cliched as the fourth estate of the realm, the essentiality of…
COVID-19: Experts call for whistleblowing in the health sector
By Doyin Ojosipe Stakeholders have been urged to consider whistleblowing as a tool for combatting all dimensions of corrupt practices in the health sector. The charge was given at a webinar organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), in collaboration with the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), African Centre…
Nigeria: Control of Infectious Diseases Bill – Civil society recommends guidelines for public hearing
Statement by Civil Society Organizations on the House of Representatives decision to Conduct Public Hearing for the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill The Nigeria Civil Society community commends the decision of the House of Representatives to subject the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill to a public hearing in furtherance of the right of citizens to…