By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), on Monday held a training workshop for journalists on Whistleblowing and the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria. Declaring the workshop open, Chido Onumah, Co-ordinator of AFRICMIL, said apart from the need for continuous collaboration with the media in driving the whistleblowing awareness campaign,…
Restore AIT, Raypower’s broadcast license now – Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom
The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemns in strong terms the resort to extreme measures in withdrawing the broadcast license of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power Radio Network by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The heavy-handed action of the NBC over allegations of breaches of the broadcasting code by AIT…
Book on Premium Times publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, for launch on Monday
Press Release A book of essays in honour of frontline journalist, Dapo Olorunyomi, will be unveiled on Monday, May 27, at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. Mr. Olorunyomi, who was among the team that founded the hard-hitting TheNews/Tempo magazines in the 1990s, is the publisher of foremost online newspaper PREMIUM TIMES. The book, edited…
Corruption: Coalition urges Buhari to appoint new AGF
By Doyin Ojosipe A Coalition of eight Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called on the President, Mohammadu Buhari, to consider the appointment of a new Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) who has integrity and the interest of the people at heart. The CSOs made the call at a joint press briefing in Abuja on…
Press freedom in Nigeria, violent extremism, rule of law and the media
Press Release Abuja, Nigeria, May 1, 2019 – His Excellency Senator (Dr) Bukola Saraki, President of the Nigerian Senate, and Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, are billed to speak at a two-day conference on Press Freedom in Nigeria hosted by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism…