(e) 32. photograph, film, negative, microfilm, tape, or other device in which one or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced; “Minister” means the Minister charged with responsibility for information "Person" include a corporation sole and body of persons whether corporate or incorporate; acting individually or as a group; "Personal information" means any official information held about an identifiable person, but does not include information that bears on the public duties of public employees and officials. This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act, 2011. I certify that this Bill has been carefully compared by me with the decision reached by the National Assembly and found by me to be true and correct decision of the Houses and is in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap A2, the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa, mni Clerk to the National Assembly 27th day of May 2011 Date passed by Senate 24th day of May 2011 Date passed by House of Representatives 24th day of May 2011 I Certify, in Accordance with Section 2 (1) of the Acts Authentication Act, Cap. A2, Laws of The Federation of Nigeria 2004, that this is a True Copy of the Bill passed by both Houses of the National Assembly. Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa, mni Clerk to the National Assembly 27th day of May 2011 I Assent Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. GCFR President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 28th day of May 2011 Explanatory Note This Act makes public records and information more freely available, provide for public access to public records and information, protect public records and information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the protection of personal privacy, protect serving public officers from adverse consequences for disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorization and establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes.