The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) on Thursday, January 30, 2020 began another round of engagement on creating awareness among Nigerians on the whistleblowing policy. The fresh round of nationwide engagement involves training of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on how they can make use of the…
AFRICMIL launches MIL and interreligious dialogue project for peaceful co-existence
In a bid to address incessant religious and ethnic clashes in the country, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) on Thursday, January 23, 2020 launched a project on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and Interreligious Dialogue. The project which is supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is meant to…
Corruption, Crime and Cover-ups – The travails of whistleblowers in Nigeria
Whistleblowers are the first line of defence against corruption, crime and cover-ups, according to a 2019 paper by the All–Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on whistleblowing in the UK. To stem the tide of corruption in Nigeria, the federal government introduced several strategies one of which is the whistleblowing policy which was launched in December 2016.…
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation supports AFRICMIL’s political education round table for students and youth
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, called on Nigerian youths to wake up from their slumber and take charge of their future. AFRICMIL in collaboration with the International institute of Journalism (IIJ), made the call in Abuja, at the two day round table organised to educate youths…
AFRICMIL media workshop on whistleblowing policy, whistleblower protection
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), on Monday, June 17, 2019, 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…