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Your Right to Ask: How Freedom of Information Works in the US, UK and Nigeria

Three countries, three laws, one principle: public institutions answer to you. Here is exactly how to file a request in each — and what to do when they stall.

AO Adaeze Okafor · 8 Jun 2026 · 8 min read