The Coordinator of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, Chido Onumah, has said that the whistleblower policy has made a lot impact in the anti-corruption campaign since it was introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria in December 2016. He was speaking when... Read more
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated an NGO known as Media and Information Literacy Coalition of Nigeria (MILCON). The UNESCO Regional Director, Abuja Office, Mr Yao Yde, inaugurated MILCON in Abuja at the... Read more
Young people have the ability to effect a change across the globe and make a difference if they are provided with platforms to do so. Whether it is via social media or writing online about a cause, young people can lend their voice towards making our world a better place. To pro... Read more
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 delegation from AFRIC... Read more
By Charly Boy The MC of goofs, gaffs and a lotta mombojombo Alhaji Lai Mohammed in one of his numerous jokes, probably scripted this time by Tony Okoroji, announced that the federal government is set to stop production of Nigerian movies and music videos abroad. This revelation w... Read more
By Yao Ydo “Since wars begin in the minds of men and women, it is in the minds of men and women that the defences of peace must be constructed” This is UNESCO’s Constitution preamble. It shows the power that is embedded in learning. Over the past years, the number of... Read more
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 Housing, to... Read more
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 Leadership newspaper... Read more
Press Release A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, Executive Secretary Universal Basic Education, Hamid Bobboyi and United Nations, Humanitarian Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative, Edward Kallon, along with other speakers, at the 2017 Wole Soyinka Media Lecture... Read more
Press Release The Difference Newspaper, hosts of the annual Africa Day event in Lagos, in conjunction with the CRIMMD Free Public Library, the Neighbourhood Book Club and the National Biographer Magazine, is holding a session of readings and discussions to celebrate the 2017 edit... Read more
By SKC Ogbonnia The Biafran project is once again widening in scope with charismatic figures, such as Nnamdi Kanu, Asiri Dokubo, and Femi Fani-Kayode as echo chambers. The beef, however, remains the unspeakable bad governance in Nigeria and the seemingly un-ending marginalization... Read more
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, AFRICMIL, a civil society organization working on creating awareness on the whistleblower policy of the Nigerian government, has commended the management of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust and other titles, for... Read more
Press Release The 3-day professional development course delivered by Coerver Coaching Netherlands end today, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Lagos. The course which is facilitated by Search and Groom Youth for Development Centre, had eighty young coaches from schools, churches and a... Read more
In reviewing the farcical coup—orchestrated by the president of the Nigerian senate, Bukola Saraki—that took place on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, we were reminded of the French coup of 1851 by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte and the analysis by Karl Marx. Since the French constitution prohib... Read more
