177 of 180 FOI requests unanswered in Niger Delta, new ranking exposes transparency crisis
Information gaps and public accountability The Executive Director of Policy Alert, Tijah Bolton-Akpan, said access to public information was particularly important in the Niger Delta because of the region’s large public revenue flows and persistent development challenges.
Policy Alert said the 2026 ranking would build on its 2024 baseline assessment and provide an updated comparative assessment of access to public information across the Niger Delta.
The event, themed, “Strengthening Access to Public Information and Accountability in the Digital Age: Perspectives from the Niger Delta,” was organised by the Niger Delta Open Governance Observatory, an initiative of Policy Alert, in collaboration with Open Alliance Nigeria.
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