Nigeria - 2011 - Justice

Freedom of Information Act, 2011

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This is an Act to make public records and information more freely available, provide for public access to public records and information, protect public records and information to the extent consistent with the public interest. The Act also aims to protect the privacy of public officers from adverse consequences from disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorization and establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes and; for related matters.

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January 2022

This is an Act to make public records and information more freely available, provide for public access to public records and information, protect public records and information to the extent consistent with the public interest. The Act also aims to protect the privacy of public officers from adverse consequences from disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorization and establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes and; for related matters.

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