Tag: #1999Constitution

Aug

05

2025

VEILED TRUTHS AND CONFLICTING VOWS: The Paradox Of Nigeria’s Oath Of Secrecy And FOI

OPINION#1999Constitution, #CEHRAWS, #FOI, #FreedomofInformationAct, #LegalDoctrines, #OkoyeChukaPeter, #PPDC, #PublicandPrivateDevelopmentCentre, #TheParadoxOfNigeria'sOathOfSecrecyAndFOI

VEILED TRUTHS AND CONFLICTING VOWS: The Paradox Of Nigeria's Oath Of Secrecy And FOI By Okoye, Chuka Peter In the ever-enigmatic theatre of Nigerian governance, two legal scripts often seem to run simultaneously, sometimes in harmony, but more often in discord. On one hand, we have the solemnly recited Oath of Secrecy binding civil servants to confidentiality; on the other, the audacious Freedom of Information Act, 2011 (FOIA) empowering citizens to demand transparency. And thus, in this grand production of constitutional democracy, we are left to ask: can you swear to hide, and swear to reveal, under the same Constitution?…

Court awards N1m damages to ex-corps member, declares NYSC skirt ban unconstitutional

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Court awards N1m damages to ex-corps member, declares NYSC skirt ban unconstitutional The federal high court in Abuja has declared the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) restrictions on female corps members to wear skirts in line with their religious beliefs as unconstitutional. In a landmark judgment delivered on June 13, 2025, Hauwa Yilwa, judge of the federal high court, held that constraining female participants in the scheme to wear trousers which contradicts their sincerely held religious convictions — amounted to a breach of their rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and relevant…

JUST IN: Reps blows hot on CBN Governor, threaten arrest warrant

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JUST IN: Reps blows hot on CBN Governor, threaten arrest warrant The House of Representatives Joint Committees on Public Accounts and Public Assets have threatened to issue an arrest warrant for the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Michael Cardoso. This is following the repeated refusal of the Governor to appear before the National Assembly and comply with resolutions concerning the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and the Finance Act 2020. In a joint statement issued on Friday, the chairmen of the committees—Hon. Bamidele Salam (Public Accounts) and Hon. Ademorin Kuye (Public Assets)—accused the apex bank chief of…