The UNESCO-led Media and Information Literacy Alliance (Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy) is calling for nominations for The UNESCO MIL Alliance Awards 2020. The Awards will recognize significant work and contributions in the field of media and information literacy (MIL) and will honour individuals or organizations who have demonstrated excellence and…
UNESCO MIL Alliance (GAPMIL) Editorial: “The times, they are a-changin”
Reality is something that is imposed—this statement is borrowing the view of the semiotics researcher and philosopher Charles Sanders Pierce. The statement implies there is nothing to do but deal with it. The world is learning hard lessons with the COVID-19 pandemic experience; surely, one of those lessons is that technology is part of reality…
7th Annual & 1st ACSPN Virtual Conference 2020: Another Promise Kept
All the promises on the partnership, speakers, timing, presentations, and other activities at the 7th Annual and 1st Virtual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) and Annual General Meeting, from September 2-3, 2020, were implemented as advertised, producing what a notable Nigerian communication and media scholar and professional in…
Suspension of Legislative and Oversight Responsibilities by the National Assembly and Matters Arising
We the undersigned civil society organizations are constrained to issue this statement over the drop off of legislative activities by the National Assembly at a time when its role is more critical than ever before, not only to join the Executive in finding solutions to the unprecedented challenges facing the country but indeed to also…
Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL Partners ICPC on Management of COVID-19 Funds and Palliatives
ICPC COVID-19 Management & Anti- Corruption Advisory As the nation reels from the effect of COVID-19, ICPC wishes to caution against increase in risky behaviour hinged on critical desire to respond to COVID-19. From experience, national emergencies and pandemics instigate need for proactive measures driven by local or national exigency such as the times that…