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SERAP ssks Tinubu to stop ATM fee hike temporarily

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso to halt the recent increase in Automated Teller Machine transaction fees. This request is pending the resolution of a lawsuit filed by SERAP at the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the legality of […]

Nigeria’s telecom records growth as mobile subscriptions rise to 169.3m
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SERAP demands reversal of 50% tariff hike, threatens court action

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Federal Government and telecommunications companies, a 48-hour ultimatum to reverse the recent 50% increase in call and data charges. SERAP issued this demand through a tweet on Tuesday, calling the tariff hike “unlawful” and threatening legal action if the increase is not rescinded within the specified […]

SERAP sues CBN over alleged mismanagement of N100bn in "dirty" notes
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SERAP sues CBN over alleged mismanagement of N100bn in “dirty” notes

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria, accusing the institution of failing to account for over N100 billion in “dirty and bad notes.” In a statement released on Sunday, SERAP revealed that the case, labeled Suit Number FHC/L/MSC/441/2024, has been submitted to the Federal High Court […]

SERAP sues Wike, governors, over failure to account for N40tn LGA allocations
Oil and Gas

SERAP gives NNPCL seven days to explain $2.04bn, N164bn missing oil income

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has been contacted by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to provide an explanation and account for the purported loss of $2.04 billion and N164 billion in oil profits over the course of seven days. As noted in the most recent annual report issued by the Auditor-General of the Federation, […]

SERAP sues Wike, governors, over failure to account for N40tn LGA allocations
Business

SERAP sues NNPC over failure to disclose oil revenue proceeds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for “failure to disclose details of Nigeria’s daily oil production, exportation, and total amounts of revenues generated from oil since the removal of petrol subsidy in May 2023.” The Federal High Court in Abuja received a lawsuit filed by SERAP […]

SERAP sues Wike, governors, over failure to account for N40tn LGA allocations
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Why SERAP sued CBN over KYC social media policy

The Central Bank of Nigeria is being sued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project over its proposed Know-Your-Customer social media policy. SERAP’s attorneys, Mr. Kolawole Oluwadare and Ms. Blessing Ogwuche filed the lawsuit on behalf of the organization, alleging “the failure to delete the patently unlawful provisions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) […]

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SERAP warns World Bank against $800m loan to FG

Kazeem Owoseni A human rights organization, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has warned the World Bank to shelve the idea of disbursing the $800 million loan recently requested, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The group, in a letter issued on May 13, by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare instructed the World Bank to only […]

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Electricity

Electricity: SERAP sues Buhari over tariff hike

Oluwanifemi Ojo     The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), over “the failure to reverse the unlawful, unjust, and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, and to probe the spending of public funds as ‘investments and bailouts’ to DisCos and GenCos since 2005.”   Attorney-General […]

FG halts planned 5% tax on GSM calls, SMS
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SIM-NIN: Telecom consumers set to sue FG, demand policy suspension

TELECOMMUNICATION subscribers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have said they are set to drag the Federal Government to court in May in a bid to temporarily suspend the government’s barring of subscribers’ outgoing calls. On Monday, April 4, the Federal Government ordered telecom companies to bar outgoing calls on all […]