President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to transform Nigeria during his inauguration. He has started keeping to his promise by signing the Freedom of Information bill into law [http://allafrica.com/stories/201106010269.html]. This is a welcome development and shows commitment from the new government to improve governance in Nigeria. The Freedom of Information law would enable Nigerian citizens to have easy access to public records. This would make it easier to effectively scrutinise government activities particularly in the management of public funds. Congratulations to the Media Rights Agenda and other civil society organisations who have worked very hard in the last 10 years to get the Freedom of Information Bill passed into law.
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