By AFRICMIL Peter Nkanga, multilingual investigative journalist and former West Africa Representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has been selected for the 2019 “Jamal Khashoggi Award for Courageous Journalism.” The award is administered by the US-based Inti Raymi Fund, a global human rights foundation. In a letter signed by Anas Talalqa, Human Rights…
Media Rights Agenda Hosts Workshop for Lawyers on FOI Litigation
Lagos, Thursday, February 28, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day sensitization and training workshop for lawyers from across Nigeria on March 5 and 6, 2019 to enhance their effectiveness in litigating Freedom of Information (FOI) and Freedom of Expression (FOE) cases on behalf of media organizations and journalists. It will take place…
TMG cautions political parties over unfounded allegations against INEC officials, asks them to desist from heating up the polity
Press Statement The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) calls on political gladiators to desist from further heating up the polity with the numerous allegations being peddled against INEC officials and security agencies. TMG is concerned about attempts to damage the credibility of some of the National Commissioners of INEC who over time have proved themselves as…
Coalition calls on NBET boss to reinstate and end victimization of staff, whistleblowers
The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) calls on the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to take action with regards to the corruption allegations against the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading PLC boss, Marilyn Amobi and the alleged victimization of the whistleblowers at the NBET office. Victimization of whistleblowers is a…
CSOs to AGF: Check CCB’s ‘recalcitrant conduct’ over assets declaration of public officers
Press Release ABUJA –– A Coalition of Nigerian civil society groups has sent an open letter to Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), urging him to intervene and forestall attempts by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to erode the confidence of Nigerians in the fight against corruption. In the letter dated…