Aaron O. Salau

THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY LIMITATIONS UNDER NIGERIA’S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Public access to information and the protection of national security are usually thought to be pulling in opposite directions though the two values are components of a stable democracy. But expanding statutory powers for the protection of national security at the expense of accountability pose grave dangers to democracy. Accordingly, this paper ana...