Freedom of Information Act

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  • Country: Nigeria
  • Language: English
  • Document Type: Domestic Law or Regulation
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An Act to make public records and information more freely available, provide for public access to public records and information, protect public records and information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the protection of personal privacy, protect serving public officers from adverse consequences of disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorization and establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes and; for related matters.
Any person entitled to the right to information under this Act, shall have the right to institute proceedings in the Court to compel any public institution to comply with the provisions of this Act.
A public institution shall ensure that it records and keeps information about all its activities, operations and businesses.
A public institution shall ensure the proper organization and maintenance of all information in its custody in a manner that facilitates public access to such information.
Public institutions are all authorities whether executive, legislative or judicial agencies, ministries, and extra- ministerial departments of the government, together with all corporations established by law and all companies in which government has a controlling interest, and private companies utilizing public funds, providing public services or performing public functions.