Tag: SERAP

Opinion

SERAP urges NASS to probe ₦6.3bn constituency fund fraud

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas “to urgently refer allegations that ₦6.3 billion in constituency project funds may have been diverted, misapplied, or remain unaccounted for to the appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and possible prosecution.” SERAP urged Mr Akpabio […]

Opinion

SERAP gives NASS seven days to refund ₦110bn vehicle funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to refund N110 billion vehicle procurement and support allowances given to lawmakers to the nation’s treasury following a Federal High Court judgment declaring the scheme unlawful. SERAP stated this in […]

News

SERAP sues NNPCL over alleged ₦5.9bn rebranding expense

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over what it described as the company’s failure to account for approximately ₦5.9 billion allegedly spent on the incorporation, transition and rebranding of the NNPC into NNPCL. SERAP said the NNPC reportedly paid ₦2.9 billion for incorporation expenses […]

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News

SERAP appeals ₦100m defamation judgment against DSS officials

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has appealed the N100 million defamation judgment delivered against it by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in favour of officials of the Department of State Services. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation also filed an application […]

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

SERAP urges Tinubu to probe missing ₦26.9bn USPF funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, and the Secretary of the Universal Service Provision Fund, Yomi Arowosafe, to account for and explain the whereabouts of an alleged N26.9 billion in public funds said to […]

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Telecommunications

SERAP, editors sue NBC over broadcast sanctions threat

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have instituted legal action against the National Broadcasting Commission over its threat to sanction broadcasters accused of failing to maintain neutrality in their programmes. The move follows a notice issued by the NBC on April 17, 2026, in which the commission warned that […]

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

SERAP urges Tinubu to probe missing ₦2.9bn in NIGCOMSAT, NNRA

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and the management of both the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing or diverted ₦2.9 billion of […]

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

SERAP seeks immediate withdrawal of controversial surveillance framework

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, to immediately withdraw the Lawful Interception of Communications Regulations, 2019. In a statement on Sunday, SERAP described the regulations as unconstitutional and incompatible with Nigeria’s international obligations. The organisation said the rules […]

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

SERAP urges Tinubu to scrap unlawful phone tapping regime

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, to immediately withdraw the Lawful Interception of Communications Regulations, 2019. SERAP described the regulations as “unconstitutional, unlawful and inconsistent with Nigeria’s international obligations.” The organisation also called on the President to initiate […]

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

SERAP drags CBN to court alleged N3tn diversion

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria, seeking a detailed explanation over an alleged N3 trillion in missing or diverted public funds. The suit also demands accountability for N629 billion reportedly disbursed to “unknown beneficiaries” under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. In a statement issued on Sunday, […]

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

SERAP drags CBN to court over missing ₦3tn funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria “over the failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the missing or diverted N3 trillion of public funds, including the over N629 billion paid to ‘unknown beneficiaries’ as part of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme.” The lawsuit followed […]

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

SERAP petitions CCB over alleged manipulation of electoral act, tax bills

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a petition with the Code of Conduct Bureau, urging an investigation into members of the Senate and other public officials over alleged irregularities in the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the Tax Reform Laws. In a statement released on Sunday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole […]