The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation, today, paid a courtesy visit to the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) in Abuja. The Foundation’s delegation led by Dr. Kole Shettima, Director, Africa Office, said the visit was another way of strengthening the relationship with its grantees as well as learning the progress…
2 years after his illegal detention, journalist Jones Abiri’s case adjourned as DSS fails to present witnesses
After being kept behind bars illegally for over two years, journalist Jones Abiri’s court trial has been stalled and adjourned again due to absence of the complainants and ‘witnesses’ at a Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, today. The trial was adjourned to the 16th of August 2018 to enable the complainant, the DSS, ‘prepare…
Colloquium charts way forward for African Educational Sector
Increased attention to matters of theory and curriculum, policy implementation and inclusiveness have been canvassed as some of the adjustments that need to be made if the Nigerian and African educational system is to deliver greater value for the benefit of all. Other areas of improvement have to do with infrastructure, skills acquisition, the focus…
Rosa Luxembourg Foundation supports AFRICMIL’s political education project in Nigerian universities
Concerned about the quality of political education on campuses across the country, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) in partnership with the Centre for Critical Thinking and Resourceful Research in Africa (CECTRRA), is organizing a series of roundtables to raise political awareness among students in tertiary institutions under its Political Education Project…
Combating fake news and the emotive pathway to self-destruction
By Jibrin Ibrahim Over the weekend, I participated in facilitating a workshop by CITAD and its indefatigable executive director Y. Z. Ya’u for young people on understanding and responding to fake news and hate speech, which have become some of the most serious problems of our time. In 2016, Oxford dictionaries have picked post-truth as…