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Commissioner’s office calls for explanation and says an information champion should be appointed to ensure compliance with FoI Act
Cabinet Office denies it is blocking freedom of information requests despite ‘downward’ trend
The Media Initiative Against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC), has sued the Attorney General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN)
FoI system is ‘broken’, review finds, with agencies and ministers’ offices ‘gaming the system’
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 19 May 2021 Dr Reuben Abati, former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former President Goodluck Jonathan and principal anchor of Arise TV “The Morning Show”, is at it again. He has made yet another profound statement. For a man who has spent a substantial part of his professional life in the media, you can understand his frustration. This time, he reveals that in Nigeria’s Aso Rock Presidential Villa lurks an animal he describes as “Need to know.” The Need To Know administrative doctrine unilaterally keeps other people, citizens usually, i...