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14 Years of FOI Act: Dr. Kayode Fayemi Leads IPC Stakeholder Dialogue on Transparency

May 28, 2025 0

To mark the 14th anniversary of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, with support from the European Union, will play host to a high-level Media and Civil Society Roundtable on Friday, 30th May, 2025, in Abuja. The event, part of the EU’s Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Phase II (EU-SDGN II), aims to …

Journalists Urge Government to Enforce Freedom of Information Act

October 2, 2024 0

By Christiana Gabriel Journalists and media professionals have called on the Nigerian government to fully enforce the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to promote transparency and accountability. This appeal was made during a virtual meeting organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) recently where concerns about the lack of access to public information were raised. Afolabi Oni, …

IPC/MRA Train Investigative Journalists, Ask Participants To Hold Govt Accountable With Acquired Skills

September 27, 2020 0

The International Press Centre (IPC) has concluded a two days training for investigative journalists on using FOI Act for investigative reporting of campaign finance and COVID-19 accountability issues, asking participants to demand accountability from the government.

Journalist Scales First Hurdle In N15M FOI Suit Against Unilag

February 17, 2020 0

Award-winning investigative journalist, Ms Tobore Ovuorie, has won the first round of her N15 million lawsuit against the University of Lagos (Unilag) and its Vice-Chancellor at a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged unlawful breach of the Freedom of Information Act and her right of access to information.

FOI Act: Group Accuses FG Of Condoning Impunity

May 29, 2018 0

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday accused the Federal Government of condoning “unbridled impunity” by hundreds of public institutions that have refused to implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOI). The body,speaking through a statement, also said non compliance of the affected organisations with thier obligations under the law “makes a mockery of the Administration’s claim that it is committed …

MRA Inducts Office of Federal Auditor General into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

October 3, 2017 0

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame for its brazen disregard for the Freedom of Information Act as evidenced by its non-compliance with virtually all aspects of the FOI Act over the last six years. Mr. Ridwan Sulaimon, MRA’s Freedom of Information Programme Manager, …