[1] See generally Section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)
[2] Arogundade, L. “Constitutuional Recognition for Press/Media Freedom”. (2012) A Conference Paper Presentation delivered during the review of 1999 Costitutionon in Ibadan
[3] Ekuno, M “Reasons for Non Implementation of Freedom of Information Bill”. The Punch Newspaper of 13th August 2010.
[4] Section 39(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(as amended)
[5] Oji, R., and Okechukwu I. “Oath of secrecy in the Nigerian public service.” Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review (Nigerian Chapter) Vol 2.8 (2014). Available at https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/OATH-OF-SECRECY-IN-THE-NIGERIAN-PUBLIC-SERVICE-Oji-NwachukwuEmmanuel/8faab891cccf96434a25c1c50d4a646a6b8e94ae
[6] Section 1 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[7] Section 1 (3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[8] See generally Section 4 and 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[9] Section 2 of the of the Freedom of Information Act 2011; Legal Defence & Assistance Project(Gte) Ltd v Clerk Of The National assembly Of Nigeria Suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/805/2011
[10]See generally section 27 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[11] Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[12] Section 29 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[13] R2kNigeria (2013). Implementing Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act 2011: The Journey So Far, a Report on the Level of Awareness, Compliance and Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, 18 Months after Its Enactment < http://www.r2knigeria.org/foi-assessment-reports>
[14] Nwabueze Benjamin Obi. The judiciary as the third estate of the realm. Gold Press Limited, 2007.
[15] Uzuegwu F.O.C. Esq. v Central Bank of Nigeria & Attorney General of the Federation Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/1016/2011
[16] Boniface Okazie v Attorney General of the Federation & Anor Suit No FHC/L/CS/514/2012.
[17] Incorporated Trustees of the Citizens Assistance Centre v Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji Suit No ID/211/2009
[18] Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) Ltd & Nigeria Contract monitoring Coalition v Power Holding Company of Nigeria Suit No FHC/ABJ/582/2012.
[19] Boniface Okazie v Central Bank of Nigeria Suit No FHC/L/CS/514/2012.
[20] Adebayo M., and Akinyinka A. “Access to information and transparency: Opportunities and challenges for Nigeria’s FOI Act 2011.” Access to Information in Africa (2013) page 261-285. Available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258832172_Access_to_Information_and_Transparency_Opportunities_and_challenges_for_Nigeria%27s_FOI_Act_2011
[21] Omotayo F. “The Nigeria freedom of information law: Progress, implementation challenges and prospects.” Library Philosophy and Practice 12119 (2015). Available at https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=22b5c70605aa07a8JmltdHM9MTcwMDc4NDAwMCZpZ3VpZD0xNTM0ZjE4Zi05NTk3LTZkN2UtMzE4Mi1lMzVlOTQyYzZjMjQmaW5zaWQ9NTE4Mw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1534f18f-9597-6d7e-3182-e35e942c6c24&psq=Omotayo+F.+%22The+Nigeria+freedom+of+information+law%3a+Progress%2c+implementation+challenges+and+prospects.%22+Library+Philosophy+and+Practice+12119+(2015).&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9kaWdpdGFsY29tbW9ucy51bmwuZWR1L2NnaS92aWV3Y29udGVudC5jZ2k_YXJ0aWNsZT0zMTkyJmNvbnRleHQ9bGlicGhpbHByYWM&ntb=1
[22] Section 11(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[23] Section 11(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[24] Asogwa B. and Ifeanyi J. “Freedom of access to government information in Africa: trends, status and challenges.” Records Management Journal 27.3 (2017) page 318-338. Available at https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/RMJ-08-2015-0029/full/html
[25] See generally Section 11 and 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[26] Section 12(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011
[27] Section 13 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011