By Doyin Ojosipe Whistleblowing will improve the standard of living of Nigerians if utilized properly, the MacArthur Foundation (MAF) has said. Speaking during a whistleblowing sensitization workshop which took place at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Abuja, Dr Kole Shettima, Director, Africa Office of the Foundation, noted that the less privileged had always suffered…
ECOWAS commission calls for whistle blower protection laws
The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday urged ECOWAS Parliamentarians to enact laws and take other appropriate measures to protect whistle blowers in the sub-region. Mr Eyesan Okorodudu, Head, Democracy and Good Governance, ECOWAS Commission, said this in a paper he presented on “ECOWAS Protocol on Anti-Corruption and the Regional Network (NACIWA): What Progress?” He gave the…
OGP: Centre LSD takes campaign to North-Central
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) on Friday, called on Nigerians to support the Open Government Partnership Initiative (OGP) to achieve a better society. Uchenna Arisukwu, Programmes Coordinator of the Not-for Profit Organisation gave the charge at an OGP rally in Makurdi, Benue state. He said the rally…
Sambo vs NBET: Defendant’s counsels deploy delay tactics as court again adjourns case
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…