Press Statement Wednesday, August 2, 2023: The Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing process of nomination and appointment of ministers, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of marginalizing important sectors of the society in his selection of prospective ministers and describing the confirmation hearings at the Senate as a mockery…
UNESCO MIL Week 2022: AFRICMIL Calls for Peace, Social Cohesion Among Nigerians
By Nnenna Okonkwo African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has organized a one-day workshop to commemorate 2022, Global UNESCO Media and Information Literacy (MIL) week. The event, which was held in Abuja October 10, was themed ‘Promoting Social Cohesion and Solidarity through Media and Information Literacy and Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue’. The Coordinator…
AFRICMIL, Yar’Adua Foundation Launch CORA Whistleblowing Reporting Portal
By Doyin Ojosipe Nigerians can now report corrupt practices anonymously, using the Corruption Anonymous (CORA) whistleblowing reporting portal https://www.partnersunited.org/whistleblowing The portal, which is the first comprehensive civil society-driven whistleblowing platform, is the brainchild of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and Shehu Musa Yar’adua Foundation (SMYF). As a scale-up of the whistleblowing…
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: AFRICMIL Engages CBOs in North-Central
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, (AFRICMIL) has called on Community Based Organizations (CBOs), to advocate the need to tackle corruption at the grassroots through whistleblowing. This was emphasized in a one-day town hall meeting held in Ilorin on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The event which was organized by AFRICMIL, with the support…