The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has been urged to expand the scope of its whistleblowing policy to include an internal mechanism where staff of the commission at all levels are able to report wrongdoing while ensuring their safety. This was as the commission revealed that its whistleblowing policy only made provision for receiving tips from…
AFRICMIL, HEDA Build Network Of Journalists For Whistleblowing
By Doyin Ojosipe In a bid to expand the knowledge of journalists on whistleblowing and ensure protection for citizens who dare to blow the whistle, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), in collaboration with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has organized a workshop on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection for a…
AFRICMIL Sensitizes Staff Of Min Of Agriculture And Rural Development On Whistleblowing Policy
By Doyin Ojosipe The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has been charged to put in place a whistleblowing mechanism in order to improve accountability and transparency and also ensure good corporate practice in the ministry. The call was made on Wednesday, during a whistleblowing sensitization program at the Ministry in Abuja. The…
Panelists advise National Assembly on urgent passage of whistleblowing bill
…As AFRICMIL, PRIMORG wrap up radio programme By Doyin Ojosipe The National Assembly has been advised to speed up action on the passage of the whistleblower law as the sustainability of whistleblowing as a tool for ensuring accountability and good governance depends on the availability of a legal framework. The call follows the persistent…
Citizens call for effective protection, say lack of protection a disincentive to whistleblowing
By Doyin Ojosipe Citizens who featured as panelists and contributors on a radio town hall meeting in Abuja have expressed uncertainty about blowing the whistle despite understanding that corruption affects every one and hinders development of the country. They noted that although corruption was endemic, it was almost difficult to do away with due to…