President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government and the 10th National Assembly have again been reminded of the need to strengthen the fight against corruption by enacting whistleblower law in Nigeria. In the last five years, civil society organisations, the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) and the Africa Centre For Media And Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) have been advocating for the …

To further Nigeria’s fight against corruption, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and Progressive Impact Organization for Community Development (PRIMORG) have announced a new partnership to strengthen whistleblowing in the country. During a round table meeting on Thursday at PRIMORG’s office complex in Abuja, where the partnership of the two civil society organisations was announced, AFRICMIL’s Coordinator, …

The leadership and members of the National Assembly (NASS) have been urged to prioritise enacting legislation to protect whistleblowers and a new audit law. Setting an anti-corruption agenda for federal legislators, Civil Society Organisations, the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) and Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) also warned lawmakers against efforts to “whittle down the powers of …

President Bola Tinubu and members of the National Assembly have been urged to deepen the fight against corruption by ensuring a law to secure whistleblowing in Nigeria. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), including the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), and the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) called on the executive …

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye has promised protection of the identities of informants and Nigerians who report corrupt acts. While participating in a radio town hall meeting on whistleblowing, organised at the weekend in Abuja by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), Owasonoye gave the assurance owing …

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil, amounting to over $2.4 billion, and crude oil export to China from 2014 to date, said yesterday it has uncovered payment of $200 million allegedly made as consultancy fees in whistleblower recoveries by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam Abubakar Malami. …

Civil society groups in Nigeria and some other citizens have urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the ninth National Assembly to enact a whistleblowing law before leaving office next 29th May; that is 232 days away, including weekends  public holiday and non-legislaive days. In December 2016, the Buhari administration released a whistleblowing policy in line with its sworn fight against corruption. But …