By Evelyn Okakwu The Nigeria Senate on Wednesday passed another anti-corruption bill: ‘the whistle blower protection bill,’ after its third reading at plenary. Taking to its twitter handle @NGRSenate afterwards, the Senate said the bill is aimed at ensuring the…
The need for collaboration between civil society organizations and the media in the fight against corruption has once again been emphasized. Chido Onumah, Coordinator of African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) made the call when he led a…
Press Release The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a civil society organization working on building support for the whistlebower policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has called on Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and…
The media plays a critical role in the fight against corruption, according to Chido Onumah, Coordinator of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL). Speaking during separate courtesy visits by a delegation of AFRICMIL to the offices of…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) in Nigeria has arraigned Abubakar Sani for providing false information to the commission. Sani’s information had led to the raid on the residence of former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, on…
A bill seeking to protect whistleblowers from persecution has passed first reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which is in recognition of Article 33 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption encourages state parties, seeks to develop legal…