The Director-General of UNESCO notes that more people have access to information than ever before. This opens up vast new horizons, to create and share knowledge, to exchange, to deepen dialogue. It also raises challenges to empower women and men to make the most of new opportunities for the benefit of all, based on human…
AFRICMIL calls for mass literacy to address hate speech and ‘fake news’ as the world marks International Literacy Day
Press Release The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called for mass literacy to address hate speech and ‘fake news’ as a way of promoting peaceful co-existence among the different groups in Nigeria and strengthening the unity of the country. In a statement signed by the Coordinator of AFRICMIL, Chido Onumah, to…
AFRICMIL Coordinator, Chido Onumah, to deliver keynote address at 2017 media literacy symposium at University of Ghana
Activist and author, Chido Onumah, will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 symposium on media and information literacy at the University of Ghana, Legon. The symposium, to be held on August 31, 2017, is being put together by the School of Information and Communication Studies of the university in conjunction with the United Nations…
UNESCO inaugurates coalition for media and information literacy in Nigeria
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated an NGO known as Media and Information Literacy Coalition of Nigeria (MILCON). The UNESCO Regional Director, Abuja Office, Mr Yao Yde, inaugurated MILCON in Abuja at the end of a two-day UNESCO train-the-trainers workshop on Media and Information Literacy (MIL). In…
UNESCO launches Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy
UNESCO has launched the Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy (MIL). The graph is in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese). The graphs are also available on the UNESCO MIL website. The Arabic and Russian versions are coming soon.