AFRICMIL
27 Nov
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has identified whistleblowing as one of the most effective methods of beaming searchlight on corrupt public officials and combating corruption in the West Africa region. AFRICMIL coordinator, Dr Chido Onumah who stated this at a two-day subregional conference on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection in West Africa,…
25 Nov
In a bid to guarantee a safer space for whistleblowers in the West African sub-region, the African Centre for Media and Information
22 Oct
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has commended Minister of State for Environment, Dr Ishaq Salako, for ordering the reinstatement of a whistleblower, Abraham Taiwo Joseph.
20 Sep
Advocates of the whistleblowing policy introduced by the Federal Government in December 2016 to fight corruption in the country have expressed fears that the policy has been abandoned.
19 Sep
Stakeholders advocating for the promotion of the whistleblowing policy introduced by the Nigerian government in December 2016 to fight corruption have raised alarms over the growing perception that the policy has been abandoned. They identified strategic engagements with key stakeholders as a major factor that could be employed to reverse the unfavourable impression. They made…
7 Aug
African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has hinted that public servants are afraid of reporting corrupt practices and wrongdoings in their workplaces for fear of punishment. Executive Director of the centre, Chido Onumah, made the disclosure, yesterday, in Abuja at a workshop for law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection…
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The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a non-governmental organisation engaged no fewer than 25 journalists to instill in them the need to consistently promote the culture of protecting themselves and the whistleblowers
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