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Press Releases from the Secretariat of the
Freedom
of Information Coalition (FOIC)
MRA Rejects Senate Committee Recommendations on FOI Bill
Lagos,
Monday, September 29, 2008:
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today announced its rejection of the
recommendations of the Senate’s Information Committee on the Freedom
of Information Bill, saying if passed as proposed it would be the
worst access to information law in the world and would bring
Nigeria to ridicule.
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Africa Freedom of Information Centre
Launched
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Friday,
September 28, 2007: A
network of Freedom of Information advocates in Africa today
announced the launch of a regional Centre in Lagos to galvanize the
campaign for the adoption of access to information laws on the
continent.
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Ogun
State Governor, Thousands Sign Petition on FOI Bill
LAGOS, Monday, September 24, 2007:
Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, is among thousands of
Nigerians who have signed a petition calling on the National
Assembly to pass the Freedom of Information Bill into Law before the
end of 2007.
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Freedom of Information Coalition Launches
Signature Campaign
LAGOS, Tuesday, September 11,
2007: The Freedom of
Information Coalition (FOIC) has launched a signature campaign in
support of a petition asking the National Assembly to
pass the Freedom of
Information Bill into law before the end of 2007.
Details …..
Click these links to
download the
Petition to National Assembly and the
Petition
signature Form
Media Rights Agenda Calls on National
Assembly to OverridePresident Obasanjo’s Veto of the Freedom of
Information Bill
ABUJA: Tuesday, May 8, 2007:
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the National Assembly to
urgently exercise its powers under Section 58(5) of the 1999
Constitution to override President Olusegun Obasanjo’s veto on the
Freedom of Information Bill and ensure that the Bill becomes Law
before the expiration of its tenure.
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Media Rights Agenda Calls on President Obasanjo to Sign Freedom
of Information Bill
ABUJA: Thursday, March 29, 2007
: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on President Olusegun
Obasanjo to assent to the Freedom of Information Bill, which was
dispatched to him for assent by the National Assembly on Friday,
March 23, 2007.
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Freedom of Information Bill:
Need to Ensure Speedy Passage
The Freedom of Information Coalition (FOI
Coalition) welcomes the fact that the third reading of the
Freedom of Information Bill is scheduled
for Wednesday, December 14, 2005. We are encouraged by the
commitment of the Senate to ensuring a speedy passage of the
Bill. This is indeed, a mark of legislative responsiveness to
public interest.
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