By SaharaReporters The Supreme Court of Nigeria has unanimously affirmed that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2011 applies to all tiers of government, including state institutions. This decision marks a decisive reversal of the 2018 majority ruling by the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, which had controversially held that the FOIA only applies to
Meanwhile, the civil proceedings continued at the Apo division of the Federal High Court, where Citizen Jalingo, Francis Etung Ufe, Sylvia Felix, and Paul Utionkpan were listed as first to fourth defendants respectively.
Mrs. Ayade had asked for the publication of a retraction, an apology and NGN500 in damages over a Facebook publication made in 2022.
Holding and voicing dissenting views is not a crime,
For too long, unsafe abortion has been hidden in the shadows—an issue wrapped in shame and silence. It is time to bring this hidden crisis into the light. Let us replace stigma with support, secrecy with open dialogue, and fear with empowerment
This is a total of 23 projects amounting to N2,438,000,000 (Two billion four hundred and thirty-eight million Naira.)
This is a total of 26 projects amounting to N2,685,000,000 (Two billion six hundred and eighty-five million Naira.)
This is a total of eleven projects amounting to a total of N1,355,000,000 (One billion three hundred and fifty five million Naira.)