The Coalition of Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom, CWPPF, condemns in the strongest terms the growing trend of attacks on journalists and media houses which have published investigative reports about corruption allegedly perpetrated by government officials. It is a dangerous trend that threatens not only the vibrancy of the critical media in Nigeria but also the…
AFRICMIL Launches Survey on Five Years of Whistleblowing Policy in Nigeria
By Doyin Ojosipe Investigations have shown that the attitude of the Federal Government towards operationalization of the whistleblowing policy was responsible for the dwindling interest of Nigerians in the whistleblowing policy. A survey by the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) revealed that although many Nigerians are aware of the whistleblowing policy, they…
Group organises sensitization workshop on risk assessment of NPOs
By Doyin Ojosipe The Spaces for Change (Spaces4C), in collaboration with the Special Control Unit for Money Laundering (SCUML), has organised a one-day sensitization workshop on risk assessment of Non-Profit Organisations in Nigeria. The activity which took place on Tuesday 16 November, 2021 in Abuja, follows the inauguration of a nationwide risk assessment of NPOs…
Onumah, AFRICMIL Coordinator, Elected Trustee of Whistleblowing International Network
Chido Onumah, Coordinator of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), was elected as a Trustee of the Scotland-based Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) at its first ever global digital Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, October 14, 2021. WIN is an international centre of excellence connecting and strengthening civil society organisations that defend…
AFRICMIL, Partners urge youths to strategically take over Nigeria’s leadership
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), in collaboration with the Ubuntu Centre for Africa Peacebuilding Development (UCAP) and the Institute of Strategic and Development Communication (ISDEVCOM), Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have called on youths in the country to take seriously and participate in the decision-making process of their country.…