Media Rights Agenda
Lagos, Monday, June 25, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today announced the induction of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame, saying the institution has consistently failed to comply with its duties and obligations under the FOI Act, 2011. In a statement in …
Read More »Court Again Strikes Out Motion to Suspend Proceedings in MRA’s FOI Suit Against Lagos State Government
LAGOS, June 21, 2018: For the second time in four months, a Lagos High Court has struck out a motion by the Lagos State Government to suspend proceedings in a Freedom of Information suit brought against it by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) pending the Government’s appeal against the court’s …
Read More »MRA Inducts Office of Surveyor-General of the Federation into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
LAGOS, Tuesday, June 19, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF) into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame following a scathing assessment in which it was adjudged to have “failed abysmally in many ways to comply with its obligations …
Read More »MRA Inducts Federal Ministry of Science and Technology into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Violating FOI Act
Lagos, June 11, 2018: Citing several instances of non-compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 over the last seven years, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology into its “FOI Hall of Shame” for the ministry’s blatant disregard of …
Read More »National Library Inducted into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ for Failure to Implement FOI Act
Lagos, Monday, June 4, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) this week’s inductee of the “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” for its failure to fully implement the FOI Act, 2011. MRA’s Programme Officer, Mr. Idowu Adewale, announced the induction in a statement in …
Read More »MRA Accuses Federal Government of Condoning ‘Unbridled Impunity’ in Implementation of FOI Act
Lagos, Monday, May 28, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today accused the Federal Government of condoning “unbridled impunity” by hundreds of public institutions that have refused to implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), 2011 or comply with their obligations under the Law, saying the situation makes a mockery of …
Read More »National Inland Waterways Authority inducted into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
Lagos, Monday, May 21, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) the latest recipient of the “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” award, accusing the agency of consistently violating its obligations under the FOI Act. NIWA, which was previously known as the Inland Waterways …
Read More »MRA Inducts NPF Pensions Limited into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
Lagos, Monday, May 7, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the NPF Pensions Limited this week’s inductee into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” for the opacity of its operation in violation of the provisions of the FOI Act. It said the institution’s practice of operating in …
Read More »MRA Confers NABTEB with FOI ‘Hall of Shame’ Award for Violating Its Obligations under FOI Act
Lagos, Monday, April 30, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) as this week’s recipient of the “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” award, accusing it of consistently violating its obligations under the FOI Act. In a statement in Lagos, MRA’s …
Read More »MRA Inducts Nigerian Prisons Service into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’
Lagos, Monday, April 23, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame for its lack of transparency about its operations and activities, evidenced by its blatant disregard of the FOI Act. In a statement in Lagos, MRA’s …
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