The “Implementation Assessment Tool Findings from Select Agencies: NIGERIA” report, publicly presented in Abuja on April 15, 2016 at the Implementation Assessment Tool (IAT) Multi-Stakeholder Discussion of Findings and Priority Actions, showed the dismal preparation by Nigerian public institutions to implement the FOI Act. The research carried out by Media …

Lagos, Sunday, May 15, 2016: The Open Alliance, a coalition of Nigerian civil society groups that seeks transparency in governance and public finance has commended Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari for publicly committing to make the West African nation a member of the global Open Government Partnership. Open Alliance said it welcomed the …

DW Akademie has launched the Digital Innovation Library for Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America Journalists as a platform for showcasing projects using digital technologies to advance freedom of expression and access to information. The organization described the Digital Innovation Library as a separate website linked to its #mediadev …

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has signed partnership agreements with leading press freedom and freedom of expression organisations in 14 West African countries. The partnership arrangement forms part of MFWA’s efforts to build synergies and promote joint efforts to advocate for improved press freedom, freedom of expression, access to …

During a Multi-Stakeholder Meeting held in Abuja by Media Rights Agenda in collaboration with Carter Center, local and international civil society groups as well as government officials called on citizens to push the frontiers of transparency in governance using the Freedom of Information Act. In the course of discussions at …