Lagos — The House of Representatives, Thursday , responded to yearnings of the populace to have accountability in our public life as it passed the Freedom of Information Bill, 11 years after it was first introduced in the National Assembly.
The passage of the Bill was immediately hailed by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, and other Civil Society groups which have mounted a sustained campaign to make Nigeria join the league of other civilised societies by passing the Bill
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