By Doyin Ojosipe The National Industrial Court on Monday, granted an application for adjournment of proceedings to enable the defendants, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) and its MD, Marylin Amobi, respond to a counter affidavit served by a whistleblower, Sambo Abdullahi. The case has been adjourned to October 16, 2019, and the judge says…
Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL organises capacity building workshop for PICA staff
The African Centre for Media and information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Tuesday, organised a one-day training workshop for staff of Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) in Abuja. The training which focused on basic concepts and practices in three key areas, namely, forensic investigation, exchange rate fluctuation and forex malpractice, as well as common areas of malpractice…
Whistleblowing: Court declines NBET’s application for stay of proceedings
By Doyin Ojosipe The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja , Monday 24, June, refused to grant an application for stay of proceedings in the case filed by a whistleblower, Abdullahi Sambo, against the MD/CEO of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Plc (NBET), Dr Marilyn Amobi and four others. Hon. Justice Kiyersohot Damulak refused the application brought…
AFRICMIL trains journalists on whistleblowing policy, whistleblower protection
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), on Monday 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 whistleblowing awareness campaign,…
NPC partners CWPPF to improve journalism welfare and practice
The Nigeria Press Council (NPC) will work with the Coalition of Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) to improve the welfare of journalists and journalism practice in Nigeria. Nnamdi Njemanze, Executive Secretary stated this during a courtesy visit to the NPC office in Abuja by members of the coalition. Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of Premium Times,…