SERAP
12 Feb
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, and the National Assembly at the Federal High Court
5 Feb
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe allegations that $3.4 billion loan obtained from the Internationa
29 Jan
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has charged 36 state governors and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to disclose “details of federal allocations meant for local governments
22 Jan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 20 Nigerians have sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas...
1 Jan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim Khan, to urgently issue a formal ‘preventative statement’ regarding the ongoing killing of citizens...
25 Dec 2023
Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited at the Federal High Court, Abuja over failure to disclose details of Nigeria’s daily oil production, exportation and revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
18 Dec 2023
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over failure to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of grave electoral offences in the recently..
11 Dec 2023
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, to publish details of barrels of oil Nigeria produces and exports every day and revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023.
4 Dec 2023
Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to use his position to reject plan by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nysom Wike, to spend N15 billion for the construction of ‘a befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
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