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Court says FOI does not support disclosure of personal information

A Federal High Court in Abuja has said that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does not give backing to requests demanding personal data...
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Ministry, National Film Board fail to answer FOI requests, using Covid-19 as excuse

THE National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation have failed to provide information on projects...
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National Biosafety Management Agency petitions AGF over ICIR’s report, calls for clamp down on FOIA

THREE weeks after The ICIR’s investigation that exposed how the National Biosafety Management Agency’s fund for capital projects was mismanaged via inflated project prices,...
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ICIR invites applications from journalists in North East, North West, South East for procurement, budget training

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, in collaboration with the Public and Private Development Centre, PPDC, is embarking on the second phase...
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FOIA violation: Journalist sues University of Lagos for N15m

TOBORE Ovuorie, an investigative journalist and anti-human trafficking advocate, has filed a N15 million suit against the University of Lagos and its Vice-Chancellor, Prof....
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FACT-CHECK: NYSC says it’s at ‘forefront’ of total compliance with FOI Act, but it’s not true

THE Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim on Friday says the Corps has been at the forefront of  total...
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Port Authority, others refuse to provide information on $100m Warri Port concession agreement

EFFORTS to unravel the detail of the $100million concessioning of Terminal ‘B’ Old Warri Port to Ocean and Cargoes Terminal Limited have been frustrated...
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Nigerian state remains highly secretive under Buhari despite commitment to open government

IN May 2016, barely a year after the commencement of his first term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari in London committed Nigeria to joining...
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