It’s eight years since Nigeria returned to democracy, and journalists say their working conditions are a lot better than under the country’s long years of military dictatorship, where the government often withheld information from the public. Despite the change, many journalists in Nigeria say they still suffer from a lack of access to information. The National Union of Journalists, human rights activists and civil society groups, support a Freedom of Information Act, to encourage transparency in governance. It says such a law will also help journalists hold government officials accountable, and reveal corruption.

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From Lagos , Jacqueline Ogoh of VOA reports.

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