Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Yewande Sadiku, the executive secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), speaks about her agency's Freedom of Information (FOI) Act compliance level and how openness and transparency can help delivery in organisations.

PT: Going through the website of your agency, the NIPC, you seem to rank high in FOI compliance. Why is that the case?

Yewande Sadiku: I believe in the value of governance and compliance. Public agencies also have a duty of accountability. Freedom of Information (FOI) compliance is only one aspect of the governance requirements of public agencies. The FOI Act has defined very clear expectations, which make it easy to understand the requiremen...