HELD BY LAWYERS ALERT ON THE 17TH MAY 2019 The Open Government Partnership (OGP) was formally launched on September 20, 2011 on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly meeting during which Heads of State from 8 founding governments (Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States) endorsed the Open Government Declaration and announced their country action plans along with an equal number of civil society leaders.  The eight f

Written by Okoi Obono-Obla The Freedom of Information Act (FOI), 2011 is a revolutionary piece of legislation that came into force on the 31st May, 2011 when President Jonathan signed into law, the Freedom of Information Bill as required by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  The FOI Act is revolutionary in the sense that it has made public records, information more free available and provide for public access to public records and information consistent wit

Anchoring his demand on the Freedom of Information Law  2011, Gabin Asan Bennedict has written to the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs  demanding information on total allocations to the 23 local governments in the State from 2007 to 2013. Part of his letter to the Permanent Secretary of the Bureau reads “In accordance with Section 1 and 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, I hereby apply to be furnished with adequate information regarding the following: