By Chido Onumah & Godwin Onyeacholem On Thursday, July 14, 2022, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) in collaboration with Yar’Adua Foundation will launch the Corruption Anonymous (CORA) whistleblowing platform at Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. The CORA platform is a secure civil society-driven public whistleblowing tool through which citizens can submit tips on…
AFRICMIL, Anti-Graft Agencies Collaborate with CBOs On Whistleblowing Campaign at the Grassroots
By Doyin Ojosipe As citizens continue to emphasize the importance of a whistleblower protection legislation, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), have reiterated their commitment to work with Community Based Organisations to reduce corruption at…
Whistleblowing: Government has abandoned the anti-graft war say CSOs
By Doyin Ojosipe Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations have expressed dissatisfaction over what they termed as the ‘two faced-ness’ of the Federal Government in the anti-graft war. They noted that the declaration of the federal government in fighting corruption has not been met with genuine clear-cut actions even though CSOs had done their best in ensuring…
CWPPF condemns growing trend of state security attacks on journalists and media houses
Press Release The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom, CWPPF, strongly condemns the growing trend of state security attacks on journalists and news media houses publishing investigative reports about public officials involved in corruption. This dangerous trend threatens the health of the Nigerian news media and the resilience of our country’s democracy. On Thursday, December…
Coalition of Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom Condemns Attacks on Critical Media and Investigative Journalists in Nigeria
The Coalition of Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom, CWPPF, condemns in the strongest terms the growing trend of attacks on journalists and media houses which have published investigative reports about corruption allegedly perpetrated by government officials. It is a dangerous trend that threatens not only the vibrancy of the critical media in Nigeria but also the…