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…
NOA, PICA laud AFRICMIL as whistleblowing recoveries hit N1.9bn in 2019
By Doyin Ojosipe The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) have commended the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) for its relentless support of the anti-corruption fight through numerous whistleblowing advocacy campaigns. In its quest for good governance and accountability, AFRICMIL in 2017 launched the Corruption Anonymous project…
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,…
Whistleblowing at 2: More still needs to be done, say stakeholders
Stakeholders on Monday, December 17, reiterated the need for the Federal Government to be sincere and resolute in the fight against corruption. They made the call at a national summit organised by the African Centre for Media & Information (AFRICMIL) to mark two years of the whistleblowing policy introduced in December 2016. The stakeholders agreed…
Support the whistleblower initiative, AFRICMIL urges FG
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), has charged the federal government to provide sufficient funding support for the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) in order to ensure a successful implementation of the whistleblower policy. Chido Onumah, the Centre’s Coordinator, gave the charge as one of the recommendations for improving the whistleblower…
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