Foi Act News Today

Press freedom presupposes the right of individuals, journalists and media organisations to publish and disseminate information, thoughts and opinions without restraint or censorship. In Nigeria, this is guaranteed under Section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which states that: “Every person shall be entitled to freedom…

Two major political issues dominated the African stage last week. The heart-warming, was the Tuesday inauguration of the continent’s...

The firm levelled the allegation against NNPCL on Tuesday in a statement emailed to The Eagle Online Correspondent.

They contended that the issue before the court was no longer about providing the information but whether it was provided timeously within the stipulated 7 days, and whether on the balance of probability the information would have been provided had the respondent not been dragged to court.

The official noted that the implementation of the FoI Act 2011 in the past 13 years has been both challenging and work in progress.

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has expressed deep concern over the poor level of funding in the Federal Government’s 2024 budget for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and FOI-related activities by public institutions, saying the situation signals the Government’s lack of commitment to make the Law effective. The organization

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited before the Federal High Court in

A professor of Biological Sciences has said it would be “sensible” for Northern Ireland to have the capability to test toxic blue-green algae samples in wake of the Lough Neagh crisis.

President Bola Tinubu has reneged on one of the legal and moral demands on public office holders to declare their assets upon the assumption of office, for transparency purposes.

It made the demand in a letter dated December 9, 2023, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.