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In this interview, Carlo Binda, senior resident director in Nigeria, tells Chibuzo Ukaibe that the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill by the House of Representatives is a major and needed step towards building confidence between state institutions and the citizenry.

"Nothing is, in my view, more damaging to democracy than a lack of information. Information that allows citizens to know what the state institutions are doing is valuable. It helps everybody, not only the citizens but also helps to strengthen those institutions of state and the media is the bridge."

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