Statement by civil society organizations on the proposed Control of Infectious Diseases Bill before the House of Representatives. On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, the National Assembly resumed legislative activities after one month of recess, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon resumption, the House of Representatives considered a Bill titled ‘Control of Infectious Diseases…
Nigeria: COVID-19 response should not be used to violate the right to life and intimidate journalists
Joint Statement ARTICLE 19, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) and Human Environment Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA) urge the Government of Nigeria to immediately investigate the allegations of unlawful killings of at least 21 persons, other acts of violence and intimidation of journalists which…
Interreligious and intercultural dialogue: when journalists met religious leaders at a roundtable
By Doyin Ojosipe It was a cool but charged atmosphere on March 24, 2020, when journalists and religious leaders faced one another other at the conference room of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Abuja. The occasion was a roundtable dialogue organised by AFRICMIL for the media and religious leaders in the…
Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom condemns Gov Umahi’s attack on journalists and media houses
Press Release The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom condemns the blatant intimidation, harassment and continuous attack on journalists and media houses by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State. CWPPF condemns the illegal banning of the correspondents of The Sun newspaper, Chijioke Agwu, and the Vanguard Newspaper, Peter Okutu, from entering Government House and…
#COVID19: AFRICMIL urges whistleblowers to expose fraud, health and safety concerns
The COVID-19 crisis has created a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty for Nigerians. As a responsible and responsive organization, the priority of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) is to help control the virus and keep everyone safe and we advise everyone to follow the guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for…