Similarly, to attain independence, “skepticism should be a cardinal journalistic virtue of every reporter”.
Browsing: Freedom of Information Act
The union made the call in a communique after a one-day workshop organised by Stallion Times Media Services.
Cornelius Nnaji, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on FoI, said this in a statement to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the FOI Act on Friday in Abuja
In a statement to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the FoI Bill into Law by former President Goodluck Jonathan on May 28, 2011, MRA said a study it conducted on the implementation of the Act over the last 10 years showed that it had yielded a treasure trove of information for scores of citizens, civil society organizations, journalists and media organizations, as well as other groups within the society who, as a result, now know more about various actions and policies of governments at federal and state levels.
Chinwe Ikaraoha, Deputy Director, Special Duties, said during an advocacy visit to the NUJ FCT council.
Among others, the FOI request included the publication of the budgetary appropriations made by the National Assembly to the Niger Delta Development Commission from 2010 to 2020 and the names and designation of members of the National Assembly who have been awarded contracts by the NDDC or who have otherwise benefitted in any manner howsoever from the budgetary funds of the Commission from 2010 to 2020.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled the reversed edition of its communication policy with a pledge to comply with Freedom Of Information Act .
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said the scheme will communicate to corps members when the payment of N30,000 new allowance would take off.
Former member of the House of Representatives and Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 elections in Imo State, Rt. Hon. Gerald Alphonsus Irona, has said Imo State will adopt Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act (2011), if the PDP is elected in 2019.
For ROLAC, an anti-corruption programme funded by the European Union, but managed by the British Council, the journey started with an assessment of the use and implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
The report raises “concerns that 57 million Nigerians still lack access to clean water and a significant amount of the country’s disease burden is linked to the lack of access. 59,500 children under 5 die yearly in Nigeria due to poor water and sanitation.
In the FoI request issued by HEDA and signed by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the Resource Centre said the report will aid the investigations by civil society into the issues arising from the said elections, same being an issue of national interest.
The suit arose from a Freedom of Information request made by MRA in November 2016 to the Ministry, asking for details and copies of plans put in place by the institution to provide the Araromi Zion Estate located in Akiode Area of Ojodu Local Council Development Area with health care services
Abah made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday
In his paper titled: “FOI Act and the Burden of Obscurity in Nigeria,” the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Freedom of Information Coalition in Nigeria, Walter Duru, argued that despite some identified gaps in the law, the FOI Act is too good a legislation to slide into obscurity. Duru assured participants that the FOI Coalition will stand by any public office holder harassed or victimized by their employers on FOI related issues
The media was awash with a story a few weeks ago that Jonathan did not complete his PhD as at 2006 when he appended the doctorate title to his name
While acknowledging the importance of the law as a legislation that will open up the vista of governance in Nigeria, Jeyifo wondered whether the law had not come at a time when there was little or no secrecy in the affairs of public officials and their attitude in the public sphere