Freedom of Information laws (FOI laws) allow access by the general public to data held by national governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making.
They establish a "right-to-know" legal process by which requests may be made for government-held information, to be received freely or at minimal cost, barring standard exceptions
THE Street Law Department of the ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY Law Clinic led by Ndemole Blossom yesterday The 2nd of June 2016 paid a visit to Anglican Secondary School Okigwe, and this was to sensitise the students on their rights as enshrined in the Freedom Of Information Act 2011. The team took turns to lecture both students and staff of the School who paid rapt attention..
This was in a bid to create awareness of the FOI act that has been in existence for a couple of years now.
