Press Release July 23, 2020 The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called for an effective whistleblower regime considering the startling revelations from the ongoing probe of alleged massive corruption at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In a statement by signed by its Coordinator, Chido Onumah, the Centre applauded the…
Social Action, AFRICMIL, CISLAC, others call for a major overhaul of the Niger Delta Development Commission
Civil society groups in Nigeria have called for a major overhaul of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which they described as a cesspool of corruption. Below is a communique issued after a meeting on Friday, July 17, 2020. July 20, 2020 COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS IN NIGERIA ON RESOLUTIONS MADE OVER THE…
Whistleblowing: COVID-19 sparks rising deaths in Nigerian hospitals due to lack of PPE for healthworkers
The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a worldwide threat to public health. But in Nigeria, the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support clinical rescue has especially hastened deaths of patients suffering from other diseases. Lives of non-coronavirus patients suffering from acute respiratory distress, pneumonia, and malaria with symptoms suggestive of Sars-Cov2 infection are wasting…
Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL challenges Attorney General, says not the duty of whistleblowers to recover looted funds
Press Release July 2, 2020: The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has restated its call for an honest implementation of the federal government’s whistleblower blower policy as a way of ensuring the success of the war against corruption. The Centre highlighted fair and upright application of the rules as one of…
MacArthur Foundation: Looking ahead to more success in Nigeria
By Kole Shettima & Erin Sines The world is different since the last time we wrote to you. The COVID-19 pandemic has closed our communities, taken friends and loved ones, and made the many fault lines in our societies all the more visible. Despite the seemingly consistent flow of bad news, we could not be…