FOI Law will Inject Fresh Air into the Putrefied Atmosphere – Prof. Oyewo

“A freedom of Information legislation is the breath of fresh air needed to clear the putrefied atmosphere of corruption that pervades all facets of life in Nigeria”. This was the submission of Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo, a professor of Law at the University of Lagos, in a paper he delivered at the fourth AELEX Annual Lecture held on July 24, 2008 at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre in Lagos. At the end of the lecture, participants generally agreed that Nigeria needs a Freedom of information Law to help combat the endemic corruption that has become the bane of Nigeria.  Details .....

House of Representatives Again Throws Out FOI Bill

Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber, the House of Representatives on June 3, 2008 refused to take the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill at the Committee of the Whole (Third Reading). This came barely 24 hours after the upper chambers, the Senate, held a Public Hearing on the Bill. Details ..... 

Submissions Made at the Senate Public Hearing on the FOI Bill

FOI Bill will Help Combat Corruption, Allow Citizens Participate Meaningfully in Governance      -  FOI Advocates

Advocates and stakeholders in the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill have unanimously called on the Senate to pass the Bill as it will help combat Nigeria’s endemic corruption and allow citizens to meaningfully engage all tiers of government on modules of governance. Details .....

Senate to Conduct Public Hearing on FOI Bill in June

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and Media, Senator Ayogu Eze has disclosed that his Committee has chosen to conduct a public hearing on the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill pending before the National Assembly on June 2, 2008  Details .....

Staff Vacancies at the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC)

The The Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) has vacancies for the positions of a Coordinator and a Programme Officer at its office in Lagos. Details .....
 

Cross Section of Nigerians Condemn House of Representatives For Failure to Pass FOI Bill.

Individuals and organisations cutting across social, religious, political, economic and ethnic divide have risen in unison to condemn the failure of the House of Representatives to take the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill at the Committee of the whole (Third Reading) on April 29 and May 7. They have added their voices in calling on the House to pass the Bill without further delay as they believe the Bill will help fight Nigeria’s endemic corruption and enhance good governance. Details ....

FOI Bill Suffers another Set back in the House of Representatives

On May 7, 2008 the House of Representatives again postpone a clause by clause consideration (Third Reading) of the Freedom of Information Bill which was on its order paper for a third and final reading to a later date due to the ‘absence’ of the bill’s sponsor, Hon. Abike Dabiri.  Details .....

Third Reading: House of Representatives Throws out FOI Bill

On Tuesday, 29 April 2008, the House of Representatives threw out the Freedom of Information Bill through a technical vote jettisoning further consideration of the Bill in the Committee of the Whole (Third Reading).  Details .....
 

Africa FOI Centre Calls on Liberian Government to Expedite Passage of FOI Bill

The Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) has welcome the steps taken by Liberia to adopt a Freedom of Information law for the country and called on the Liberian National Legislature to expedite action in passing the Freedom of Information Bill submitted to it last month by a coalition of ordinary citizens, media and civil society organizations.  Details .....

Coalition Plans FOI Action Retreat for June 2008

Following a call by some members of the FOI coalition on the need for the Freedom of Information Coalition to take discussions and activism forward through a face to face meeting, members have a greed on a Retreat with the theme: “ Freedom of Information: Gateway to Good Governance and Sustainable Development”.  Details .....

FOI Bill Moves Ahead in the Senate

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill scaled through its second reading at the Senate on January 30, 2008 with most Senators expressing their support for the proposed Law. Details .....