SERAP
10 Sep
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied intimidating the staff of SERAP at their office in Wuse Zone 1 yesterday. In an unsigned
10 Sep
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has obtained judgments on two public interest litigations in Nigeria.
10 Sep
A nationwide industrial action seems imminent if the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, is not released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by midnight yesterday.
9 Sep
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the Department of State Services (DSS) to end the intimidation and harassment and attack against it and the threat of arrest against its directors. SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, made the appeal to President Tinubu in a statement following the…
9 Sep
Former Senator, Shehu Sani, has described the invasion of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) office by officials of Department of State Services (DSS) as concerning. On Monday, some officers from DSS invaded the Abuja office of SERAP. According to SERAP, the invasion followed their call on President Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National…
9 Sep
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, have called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
7 Sep
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Nigerian National Petro
2 Sep
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, at the Federal High Court, Abuja
1 Sep
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, challenging their handling of National Assembly allowances and running costs. Filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, the lawsuit (case number FHC/ABJ/CS/1289/2024) accuses Akpabio and Abbas of…
26 Aug
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked state governors and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to disclose details of Chinese loans, liabilities, and other external borrowing obtained...
25 Aug
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Nigeria's 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capi
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