Nigeria: FOI Bill moves ahead in the senate

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill scaled through its second reading at the Senate on January 30, 2008 with most Senators expressing their support for the proposed Law. At the commencement of proceedings, Senator Teslim Folarin, the Senate Leader, introduced the Bill on the floor of the Senate and asked that Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), the lead sponsor of the Bill be allowed to lead the debates on the Bill.