African Centre for Media & Information Literacy
Description
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, AFRICMIL, is a non-government organisation working on media, information, research, advocacy and training in Nigeria and across Africa.
It promotes media and information literacy as a way to strengthen democracy, good governance and accountability. It aims to raise young, active citizens who question and reflect on information and stay alert to the role media plays in an orderly society.
A large part of its current work is whistleblower advocacy in Nigeria. It calls on lawmakers to pass a whistleblower protection law, urges agencies such as the anti-drug agency to adopt whistleblowing in their campaigns, and challenges officials on the treatment and protection of whistleblowers. It reports on recognition of Nigerian whistleblowers, such as the Ellsberg Whistleblower Award, and holds webinars and events on whistleblowing, accountability and citizenship.
Beyond whistleblowing, AFRICMIL runs media literacy programmes, youth media training, gender and anti-corruption initiatives, and dialogue and diversity projects, several aimed at students and young people in Nigeria.
Latest news
Stakeholders at a webinar titled “AI Accountability and Citizens: Understanding AI Through Real-Life Whistleblowing Stories”, agreed that Artificial Intelligence can play a significant role in promoting transparency and civic accountability, provided it is used responsibly. The session held on...
16 Aug 2026
AFRICMIL to Host Webinar on AI, Accountability and Citizens
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), in collaboration with AI Collective Nigeria and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), will on Thursday, August 13, 2026, host a webinar on “AI, Accountability & Citizens: Understanding Artificial...
10 Aug 2026
African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to adopt whistleblowing as a strategy for combating drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Nigeria. The advice was given by Godwin Onyeacholerm, AFRICMIL’s Programme Manager...
27 Jun 2026
As the world marks the world whistleblower day, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has reiterated its call on the Nigerian government to imitate Ghana, Liberia and Senegal in West Africa, and immediately pass the whistleblower bill into law as way of ensuring protection...
23 Jun 2026
By Crispin Oduobuk There is a particular risk with books that emerge from large development programmes. They can become archives of activity rather than reflections of meaning. In other words, long on process and short on insight. Clearly, Leading with Our Humanity brilliantly avoids that trap...
22 May 2026
Abubakar Malami: Chief Law Officer as Law Breaker
By Chido Onumah Abubakar Malami, SAN, was the Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria for eight years under late President Muhammadu Buhari. As Minister of Justice, and one of the youngest minsters in the Buhari cabinet, when he was appointed on November 8, 2015, he prided...
14 Feb 2026
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