KNOWING AND MAKING THE MOST OF THE FOI ACT AS A JOURNALIST
By Adetunji Morenike, Abdulrasheed Baliqis and Vidal Emmanuel It is less than 24 hours to commemorate this year’s international world press freedom day and there’s no better time to talk about laws and Acts of parliament that has contributed to the ease of practicing journalism in Nigeria. The most recent of such law is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) enacted and signed into law in 2012 by President Jonathan’s administration. Knowledge, as it is popularly said is power, and information can make or mar any individual or even a nation. This is why it is important for journalists and aspiring journalists to be in comprehension of the FOI Act. In a country whereby information seems impossible to retrieve from the 'powers-that-be', the freedom of information law gives the journalist and every single member of the public the right to request for information from federal bodies.