The Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), through its fact-checking project, Dubawa, is set to hold its maiden fact-checking fellowship for selected journalists in Nigeria. The 6-month fellowship, scheduled for June – November 2019, will be preceded by a 4-day intensive training starting today, Monday the 28th of April and ending on Thursday, the…
Centre LSD graduates another 50 change agents, April 27
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) will graduate its 10th set of students on Saturday, April 27, 2019. A total of 50 students will be graduating at the event. The 10th graduation ceremony which also doubles as 10th annual Lecture is organized in partnership with Konrad Adeneuar Stiftung (KAS) and shall…
Jones Abiri: Coalition condemns continuous attack on press freedom
The Coalition for Whistleblowers and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemns the recurrent attacks on Nigerian journalists which has been on the rise in recent years. Chapter 5 section 39 of the 1999 Nigerian constitution has been neglected and ignored more than it has been implemented which is underscored by the re-arrest of Jones Abiri, the editor…
AFRICMIL to sustain whistleblowing with advocay on clear rules and whistleblower protection
Thursday: March 28, 2019 – The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has reiterated its determination to help establish clear rules as well as ensure protection for whistleblowers in the drive towards a successful anti-corruption war through whistleblowing. Speaking in Minna, Niger State, during its North-central zonal town hall meeting on whistleblowing and…
Access to Information and the Law
…Femi Falana Under Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution the mass media is required to uphold the fundamental objectives of the State and hold the government accountable to the people. While the duty imposed on the media has been frustrated by the denial of access to information on public affairs, access to information is…