30.
(6)
The Attorney General shall in his oversight responsibility under this Act ensure that all institutions to which
this Act applies comply with the provisions of the Act.
(7)
The Attorney-General shall submit to the National Assembly an annual report on or before April 1 of each
calendar year which shall include for the prior calendar year a listing of the number of cases arising under this
Act, the exemption involved in each case, the disposition of such cases, and the cost, fees, and penalties
assessed.
(8)
Such report shall also include detailed description of the efforts taken by the Ministry of Justice to encourage
all government or public institutions to comply with this Act.
(9)
for purpose of this section
“government” includes any executive department, military department, government corporation,
controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the government (including the
Executive Office of the President), or any other arm of government, independent or regulatory
government agency or public institution; and
(b)
"information" means any term used in this Act in reference to information or record which includes
any information that would be held by a government or public institution and information subject to
the requirements of this Act, when maintained by any public institution in any format, including
electronic format.
(1)
This Act is intended to complement and not replace the existing procedures for access to public records and
information and is not intended to limit in any way access to those types of officials information that have been
normally available to the general public.
(2)
3.
(a)
Where the question whether any public record or information is to be made available, where that question
arises under this Act, the question shall be determined in accordance with the provision stated herein, unless
otherwise exempted by this Act.
In this Act "applicant"
refers to any person who applies for information under this Act;
"application"
refers to any request for information made under this Act;
"Court"
means a High Court or Federal High Court respectively.
"Foreign State"
means any State other than the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"Information"
includes all records, documents and information stored in whatever form including
written, electronic, visual image, sound, audio recording, etc.
"Public institution"
means any legislative, executive, judicial, administrative or advisory body of the
government, including boards, bureau, committees or commissions of the State, and
any subsidiary body of those bodies including but not limited to committees and subcommittees which are supported in whole or in part by public fund or which expends
public fund and private bodies providing public services, performing public functions
or utilizing public funds;
"Public record or document"
means a record in any form having been prepared, or having been or being used,
received, possessed or under the control of any public or private bodies relating to
matters of public interest and includes any –
(b)
information recorded or stored or other devices; and any material
subsequently derived from information so recorded or stored;
(c)
label marking, or other writing that identifies or describes anything of which it
forms part, or to which it is attached by any means;
(d)
book, card, form, map, plan, graph, or drawing