Nigeria: Media Group Demands Full Disclosure of Cost of Nigeria's Participation Under FoI Act

Kaduna — Citing the need to promote transparency and accountability in governance, officials of Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have asked the Federal Government to disclose the cost of Nigeria's participation in the 2018 World Cup tournament, which kicks off in Russia tomorrow.

According to the MRA, which said its sole aim is, among other things, to monitor Federal Government's compliance level on the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, the government should publish the financial implication of Nigeria's participation in the World Cup.

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