#FOI

Aug

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?…

Jan

2025

By Famous Reporters

MRA Accuses FG of Undermining FOI Act Through Poor Funding

NATIONAL NEWS#FOI, #MediaRightsAgenda

MRA Accuses FG of Undermining FOI ActThrough Poor Funding Lagos, Wednesday, January 15, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today accused the Federal Government of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by persistently under-funding its implementation, noting that only one percent of Federal public institutions have allocations in their 2025 budget proposals for FOI-implementation and related activities. In a statement announcing the release of its 22-page report titled “A Vote Against Transparency: A Report on Allocations for Freedom of Information Implementation in 2025 Federal Budget”, MRA observed that only 13 out of over 1,300 Federal public institutions…