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…
COVID-19: Experts call for whistleblowing in the health sector
By Doyin Ojosipe Stakeholders have been urged to consider whistleblowing as a tool for combatting all dimensions of corrupt practices in the health sector. The charge was given at a webinar organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), in collaboration with the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), African Centre…
Whistleblowing: Anti-graft agencies advocate special court for speedy trial
…as NOA, CBOs caution Nigerians against complicity in corruption By Doyin Ojosipe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have advised the Federal Government to establish special courts in order to address the delay in dispensation of criminal…
Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL commences training of CBOs for community awareness
By Doyin Ojosipe The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) on Thursday, January 30, 2020 began another round of engagement on creating awareness among Nigerians on the whistleblowing policy. The fresh round of nationwide engagement involves training of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on how they can make…
Whistleblower receives award for integrity and impact
By Doyin Ojosipe A whistle-blower, Murtala Aliyu Ibrahim, has won the 2nd Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards (GFIIA) 2019, for the whistleblowing category. The event which took place in Lagos on Tuesday December 10, 2019, was sponsored by Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre. Last year’s edition of the award was won…