Group trains FIRS officials in FOI compliance Alao Abiodun
By Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has said it has concluded arrangements with the management of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) to train key officials of the agency on the provisions and application of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act, 2011.
MIIVOC’s Executive Director, Walter Duru who gave the hint in a statement issued on Tuesday, also disclosed that arrangements are in top gear with some other public institutions to enhance their capacity on the FOI Act.
“Knowledge and capacity on the FOI Act are still very low in the country. There is a need for training and retraining of representatives of public institutions on the provisions and applications of the Act. Poor understanding of the provisions of the FOI Act is one of the reasons for its poor implementation in Nigeria, particularly, a
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