The Freedom of Information Act 2011: an unwieldy piece of legislation for the Nigerian courts?

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dc.contributor.authorOgunniran, I.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-25T13:36:19Z
dc.date.available2019-10-25T13:36:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractNigeria joined the trend present in other democratic nations by enacting the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in 2011. Now just five years old, the law intends to promote openness and transparency by making public records and information freely available to the people as part of a good governance regime. As the law provides for judicial review, torrents of applications are now before the courts. The paper analyses the FOIA against the backdrop of these decisions. In addition, this article argues that some sections of the law are clumsy and may prevent its effective use. The paper proposes law reforms to clear the ambiguity in the court cases and an amendment of the unwieldy sections. It recommends change in the internal culture of government to openness, acceptance by public institutions and willingness on the part of the judges to implement it as critical factors for FIOA success.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOgunniran, I. (2016). The Freedom of Information Act 2011: an unwieldy piece of legislation for the Nigerian courts?en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6525
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.subjectFreedom of informationen_US
dc.subjectNigerian courtsen_US
dc.subjectLegislationen_US
dc.titleThe Freedom of Information Act 2011: an unwieldy piece of legislation for the Nigerian courts?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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