Tag: SERAP
Court orders INEC to hold governors, deputies to account over 2023 election violence
“SERAP trusts that you will see compliance with this judgment as a central aspect of electoral reform, and an important…
SERAP defeats Lai Mohammed in Court
The Nigerian Government suspended Twitter on June 4, 2021, after it removed a post from former president Muhammadu Buhari.
Court orders Buhari’s minister to account for N729 billion
The suit followed the minister’s decision in January 2021 to “pay about 24.3 million poor Nigerians N5,000 each for a…
CBN governor issued 7 days to account for missing N100bn dirty notes
“The Nigerian Constitution, Freedom of Information Act, and the country’s anti-corruption and human rights obligations rest on the principle that…
₦121.67trn debt: SERAP asks Inspection Panel to hold World Bank to account
“Under Article 1 of the World Bank Articles of Agreement, the stated purposes of the Bank include ‘to assist in…
Tinubu govt sued over failure to account for past loans
“The Nigerian Constitution, Freedom of Information Act, and the country’s anti-corruption and human rights obligations rest on the principle that…
‘Disclose details of SIECs’ members, LGA results’, or face legal action, SERAP tells governors
“Section 200(1)(a) of the Nigerian Constitution provides that members of SIECs ‘shall not be a member of a political party.’…
Use your first anniversary to publish your assets, SERAP tells Tinubu
SERAP urged him to encourage his Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ministers, and state governors to also widely publish their asset declaration…
SERAP sues governors, FCT Minister over spending of FAAC allocations
“Nigerians are entitled to the right to receive information without any interference or distortion, and the enjoyment of this right…
SERAP, BudgIT, 136 Nigerians take CBN to court over cybersecurity levy on Nigerians
“As of 30 April 2024, commercial banks in Nigeria already charge exorbitant fees for electronic transactions, including Electronic Transfer Charges…
Tinubu gets 48 hours to withdraw CBN directive imposing cybersecurity levy on Nigerians
In a statement today signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “The Tinubu administration must within 48…
Wike, Sani, others sued ‘over failure to account for N5.9trn, $4.6bn loans
“Many years of allegations of corruption and mismanagement of public funds including the loans obtained by the states and FCT…
NNPC sued over failure to account for ‘missing $2.04bn, N164bn oil revenues’
“Section 16(2) of the Nigerian Constitution further provides that, ‘the material resources of the nation are harnessed and distributed as…
Account for trillions of FAAC allocations or face legal action, SERAP tells 36 governors, Wike
“The Nigerian Constitution, Freedom of Information Act, and the country’s anti-corruption and human rights obligations rest on the principle that…
Tinubu asked to publish loan agreements by Obasanjo, others
“The Nigerian Constitution, Freedom of Information Act, and the country’s anti-corruption and human rights obligations rest on the principle that…
Akpabio sued over failure to recall Ningi
“According to BudgIT, a total of 7,447 projects culminating in N2.24tn were indiscriminately inserted in the 2024 budget by the…
Wike, others given 7 days to publish loan agreements, account for trillions of Naira
SERAP said, “Nigerians have the right to know how their states are spending the domestic and external loans obtained by…
Emulate Otti, obey court order stopping pensions to ex-govs, SERAP tells Tinubu
“SERAP is concerned that while many Nigerian workers and pensioners have not been paid by state governors for several months…
Akpabio given 7 days to reinstate Ningi or he faces legal actions
“According to our information, Senator Abdul Ningi Mr Ningi, the Chairperson of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), recently told BBC…
NCC asked to revoke directive to block Nigerians’ phone lines
“Directing telecommunications providers to arbitrarily bar the telephone lines of Nigerians is also clearly inconsistent and incompatible with the provisions…
Tinubu sued over failure to probe missing $3.4 billion IMF loan
Joined in the suit as Respondent is Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of…
Wike, others sued over failure to account for missing N40 trillion LGA allocations
“Section 15(5) of the Nigerian Constitution requires public institutions to abolish all corrupt practices and abuse of power. Section 16(2)…
SERAP gives NNPCL seven days to account for ‘missing $2.04bn, N164bn’
SERAP said, “Without the full recovery and remittance of the missing USD$2.04 billion and N164 billion oil revenues, the dire…
Akpabio, Abbas sued over N344.85bn NASS budget
In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/178/2024 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is seeking: “an order of…
Probe missing $3.4 billion IMF loan or face legal actions, Tinubu warned
“The UN Convention against Corruption and the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption to which Nigeria is a…
Governors issued ultimatum to account for over N40 trillion LGA allocations
“The public interest in publishing the information sought outweighs any considerations to withhold the information. Nigerians are entitled to the…
Akpabio, Abbas sued over 2024 Budget padding
“The National Assembly after inserting new line items to the Appropriation Bill 2024 and altering the budgetary allocation to already…
Tinubu given 7 days to begin probe of N585.2m grant scandal
“SERAP is seriously concerned that years of allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the spending of public funds meant to…
SERAP writes ICC, seeks justice for Plateau killings’ victims
“More than 190 people are reportedly dead and hundreds injured. Several people are missing. The Nigerian Red Cross has reportedly…
SERAP sues NNPCL over failure to account for Nigeria’s daily oil production, revenues
“The NNPCL has a legal responsibility to promote transparency and accountability in the country’s daily oil production, exportation and the…