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– Nigerian presidency inducted into "Freedom of Information Hall of Shame" (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News August 14, 2017

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has named the presidency as the latest inductee into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame, accusing it of “a gross failure of leadership” and setting a bad example for other public institutions in the implementation of the FOI Act.
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