Media Rights Agenda Condemns NEITI Chief's Call to Amend FOI Act

Media Rights Agenda condemns NEITI chief's call to amend FOI Act

Media Rights Agenda, MRA, has condemned the recent call by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, for an amendment of the Freedom of Information, FOI, Act, 2011. The organization, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, warned that the proposal poses a serious threat to transparency and accountability in governance. Signed by it Communication Officer, Idowu Adewale, the propos…

MRA Rejects NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act, Warns Against Criminalizing Usage

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has strongly condemned the recent call by Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), for an amendment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. The proposed amendment seeks to introduce punitive measures against “fake civil society organisations” accused of misusing the Act […]

MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act to Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’ - Security News Alert

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the recent call by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, for an amendment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, to impose punitive measures on “fake CSOs” allegedly “misusing” the law to blackmail public institutions, describing the call as an attempt to discredit […] The post MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI …

MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call To Amend FOI Act To Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the recent call by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, for an amendment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, to impose punitive measures on “fake CSOs” allegedly “misusing” the law to blackmail public institutions, describing the call as an attempt to discredit the Act and weaken it. In a statement issued in Lagos…

MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call To Amend FOI Act To Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’ - Swift Reporters

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Friday condemned the recent call by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, for an amendment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, to impose punitive measures on “fake CSOs” allegedly “misusing” the law to blackmail public institutions, describing the call as an attempt to discredit the Act and weaken it. In a statement issued in …

‎MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act to Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’‎

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the recent call by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, for an amendment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, to impose punitive measures on “fake CSOs” allegedly “misusing” the law to blackmail public institutions, describing the call as an attempt to discredit the Act and weaken it.‎‎In a statement iss…