Tag: SERAP
SERAP sues Buhari on terrorism reporting , seeks nixing of Trust TV fine
SERAP contends that the NBC and Mr Lai Mohammed have not shown that the documentaries by the media houses would…
Osun election: End impunity of vote-buying now, SERAP tells INEC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
36 State governors dragged to court over life pension for ex-governors
Over N40 billion has been reportedly paid to 47 former governors from 21 of the 36 states in pensions and…
SERAP writes Buhari on how to meet ASUU demands, end strike
In an open letter, the group asked Buhari to urgently recover the missing N105.7bn of public funds from ministries, departments…
Breaking: Court stops INEC from ending voters registration
SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians had early this month filed the lawsuit against INEC asking the court to “declare unconstitutional,…
SERAP Tells INEC: Prosecute Ekiti vote-buyers or land in court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven…
2023: SERAP asks Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, others to publish assets
SERAP said: “While there is no constitutional requirement for presidential candidates to publish their assets and liabilities before elections, doing…
Primaries: SERAP, 185 Nigerians sue INEC over failure to extend voter registration
Against its earlier stance, INEC recently extended the deadline for the conduct of primaries by political parties by six days,…
SERAP urges INEC extend deadline for voter registration
The group argued that the extension will give more time for eligible Nigerians to exercise their right to participation the…
INEC gets 14-day ultimatum to prosecute vote buyers, probe party accounts
Persistent failure to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of vote buying and related electoral offences may ultimately undermine public confidence,…
Buhari sued over pardon for ex-governors Nyame, Dariye
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) which filed the suit is asking the court to declare the pardon illegal and…
SERAP sues Buhari for granting pardon to ex-govs Dariye, Nyame
Mr Dariye and Mr Nyame were recently pardoned alongside 157 others convicted for various offences. The two men were investigated,…
SERAP to Buhari: Withdraw pardon for Dariye, Nyame now
Mr Dariye and Mr Nyame were jailed for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn, respectively. However, the National Council of State last…
N11 Trillion electricity fund squandered, Buhari urged to open probe
The group gave Buhari seven days to trigger the probe or it shall consider appropriate legal actions to compel his…
NIN-SIM linkage: Buhari sued for granting access to subscribers’ details’
But in the suit number FHC/L/CS/448/2022 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, SERAP is asking the court…
Fuel scarcity: Buhari gets 7-day deadline to probe spending on refineries
It also demanded probing of the alleged corruption and mismanagement of public money budgeted for the rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance…
Buhari handed 7-day ultimatum to probe trillions wasted on dead refineries
Successive governments have reportedly spent trillions of Naira to rehabilitate, operate and maintain the refineries that have produced little or…
Buhari dragged to court over failure to probe misuse of security votes by governors
The suit followed Buhari’s 2022 New Year Message in which he raised concerns about “the persistent insecurity in certain parts…
N51bn UBEC funds: 36 governors get ultimatum to release counterpart funding
SERAP said several of the 36 states have reportedly failed to pay the counterpart funds to access over N51bn matching…
Buhari, Lai Mohammed sued over failure to publish agreement with Twitter
The Federal Government had in January lifted the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria, stating that, “Twitter has agreed to…
N3.1 billion missing at Federal Finance Ministry, Buhari sued again
SERAP sued Buhari over his failure to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible, and the recovery of…
Just In: Buhari gets 7 days to release copy of agreement with Twitter
President Muhammadu Buhari has been given 7 days ultimatum to release a copy of the agreement recently signed with Twitter…
Buhari gets 14-day deadline to probe misuse of security votes by govs
SERAP said anyone suspected to be responsible should face prosecution as appropriate, if there is sufficient admissible evidence, and that…
Payments made without documents, N3 billion missing in Federal Ministry of Finance
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), which sent the report urged President Buhari to order a probe.
Buhari gets 14-day deadline to issue moratorium on $5.8bn fresh loan
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to issue an immediate moratorium on borrowing by…
Lawan, Gbajabiamila get ultimatum to probe ‘missing’ N10bn NASS funds
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued 14-day deadline to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House…
Presidency must stop intimidation of SERAP – CSOs warn
Twenty-seven Civil Societies Organisations (CSOs) have warned the Federal Government to stop intimidation of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
JUST IN: Buhari risks contempt charge for court disobedience
Femi Falana SAN, who was the chief presenter noted: “We are surprised that the Buhari administration took a swipe at…
Breaking: SERAP goes after Buhari again
The rights group seeks an “an order of perpetual injunction to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from shutting down telecommunication networks…
Aso Rock taunts SERAP: Stop the stunts, you make too much noise
We call on SERAP to cease its divisive, irresponsible, and bare-faced publicity stunts and instead to follow through on its…