“Donor Challenges Media Organisations To Rise Up”. – Dr Amina Salihu, MacArthur Foundation Speaking at the donor/grantee roundtable at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, Dr Amina Salihu challenged media organizations to remain focused in their primary functions as watch dogs. The conference currently on its third day has a multitude of sessions […]
Global Investigative Journalism Conference Boosts Accountability Capacity, Honours Outstanding Works
Global Investigative Journalism Conference continued on its third day with several sessions and choices for attendees to learn new knowledge and skills useful for the modern-day practice of the profession. Among the topics treated are Digging into Government Contracting: Finding Patterns, Tracking Corruption, Criminal States and Kleptocracies; Tracking Political Extremism; and Indigenous Investigations Others include […]
Global Investigative Journalism Conference Upskills WAMAC for Enhanced Anticorruption Duties
Investigative journalists from around the world have converged in Gothenburg, Sweden, for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference. The four-day event scheduled to end on September 22 has journalists from Nigeria also in attendance. The conference organizers described it as “the world’s largest international gathering of investigative journalists.” Among the activities scheduled for the programme are […]
ENUGU TOWN HALL MEETING – COMMUNIQUE
Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre (WAMAC) an NGO with the support of MacArthur Foundation held a Town Hall Meeting to Amplify the Fight against Corruption with a theme: “ACCOUNTABILTY ISSUES IN THE PAYMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS IN ENUGU STATE “held on 9th September 2023 at BON PLATINUM HOTEL, Enugu, Enugu State. Participants were drawn […]
ADAMAWA TOWN HALL MEETING – COMMUNIQUE
Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre (WAMAC) an NGO with the support of MacArthur Foundation held a Town Hall Meeting to Amplify the Fight against Corruption with a theme: “ACCOUNTABILTY IN GOVERNANCE: A PANACEA FOR CITIZENS MISTRUST” held on 19th August 2023 at Virginia Hall, Nurses House, Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa State. Participants were drawn from the Media, […]
WAMAC Urges Enugu State Government to Step up Anti-corruption Activities
Anti-corruption crusader, Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre, WAMAC, has hailed Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah for inaugurating a committee on verification and payment of outstanding pensions and Gratuities to retirees. WAMAC a non-governmental organization advocating for good governance and the fight against corruption with the support of the MacArthur Foundation had in an Igbo and Pidgin English […]
War Against Corruption and The Takeaways from WAMAC’s Town Hall Meeting in Minna
On 15 April 2023, Wadata Media Advocacy Centre (WAMAC) held a town hall meeting in Minna, the capital of Niger State, Nigeria. Bringing together members of the media, Civil Society organizations, government functionaries, and legal luminaries to brainstorm and review some of the successes the WAMAC team has recorded over the years, and chart a […]
KWARA TOWN-HALL MEETING – COMMUNIQUE
Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre (WAMAC) an NGO, with the support of MacArthur Foundation, held a Town Hall Meeting to amplify the Fight against Corruption in Local Languages with a theme: “Systemic Corruption in Public and Private Sectors: A Deep Dive Into Electricity Sector in Kwara State” held on the 22nd of July, 2023, at […]
Maiduguri Town Hall Meeting – COMMUNIQUE
Wadata Media and Advocacy Centre (WAMAC) an NGO with the support of MacArthur Foundation held a Town Hall Meeting to Amplify the Fight against Corruption with a theme: “Corruption in Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations in The post Insurgency Era in Borno State” held on 24th June 2023 at Amada International Hotel, Old GRA Maiduguri, Borno […]
Wadata Media and Advocacy Center Urges Rivers to Address Corruption in Education Sector
In a bid to combat the pervasive issue of corruption in Nigeria’s education sector, the Wadata Media and Advocacy Center (WAMAC) has called upon the Rivers State government and Nigerians at large to take decisive action. With their passionate plea for change, WAMAC aims to address the deeply-rooted corruption that continues to undermine the quality […]