Tag: SERAP

SERAP, NGE sue NBC over threats to sanction broadcasters

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SERAP, NGE sue NBC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over what they described as an “arbitrary, unconstitutional, and unlawful” threat to sanction broadcast stations and presenters. This was disclosed yesterday, in an issued statement jointly signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and General Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Onuoha Ukeh. The suit, marked FHC/L/CS/854/2026 and filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos on April 24, 2026, challenges the NBC’s recent directive warning broadcasters…

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“Probe missing ₦2.9bn in NIGCOMSAT, NNRA” – SERAP urges Tinubu

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SERAP urges Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to account for the “whereabouts of the alleged missing or diverted ₦2.9 billion of public funds” from the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA). The organisation, in a letter dated April 11 and signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP urged him to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), and anti-corruption agencies…

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Alleged missing NNPCL ₦210tr: “Publish names implicated or face legal action” – SERAP to Akpabio

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SERAP to Akpabio

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to direct the Senate’s Public Accounts Committee to publish the names and designations of all officials implicated in the alleged ₦200 trillion missing or unaccounted for from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), regardless of their social or political status. SERAP urged him to direct the Committee to widely disclose details of the ongoing investigation, including audit reports, financial records, and official communications relied upon by the Committee, as well as the timelines for when…

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“Probe Google, Meta, others over alleged algorithmic abuses” – SERAP asks FCCPC

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SERAP asks FCCPC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to urgently investigate major tech companies – including Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft (Bing), X, TikTok, Amazon and YouTube – over allegations of algorithmic discrimination, market dominance and data exploitation in Nigeria. In a complaint dated February 28, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said the companies’ opaque algorithms and data practices allegedly undermine Nigerian media, businesses and citizens’ rights, including privacy, freedom of expression and access to information.…

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“Stop mass phone-tapping now” – SERAP urges Tinubu

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SERAP urges Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), 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. This was contained in a letter dated 21 February 2026 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. According to SERAP, the regulations are “unconstitutional, unlawful, and entirely inconsistent with Nigeria’s international obligations”. The organisation emphasized the urgent need for a transparent legislative process to ensure any lawful interception framework complies with constitutional safeguards, judicial oversight,…

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Electoral Act amendment, Tax reform laws: SERAP petitions CCB over alleged abuse of office

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SERAP CCB

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to promptly and effectively investigate members of the Senate allegedly involved in removing provisions on electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act amendment Bill during plenary.  SERAP claims the removal occurred after a majority of senators had voted for the provisions and without debate on the proposed change. SERAP also urged the Bureau to investigate members of the National Assembly and executive officials allegedly linked to alterations of the Tax Reform Bills that…

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SERAP sues Power Minister, NBET over alleged ₦128bn missing funds

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SERAP sues Adelabu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET), over their alleged failure to account for ₦128 billion reportedly missing or diverted from the Ministry of Power and NBET. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/143/2026, was filed last Friday, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following allegations contained in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s annual report published on September 9, 2025. SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus compelling the minister and NBET to…

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SERAP sues INEC over alleged ₦55.9bn election fund diversion

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SERAP sues INEC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), over what it described as the Commission’s failure to account for an alleged missing or diverted ₦55.9 billion earmarked for election materials for the 2019 general elections. The allegations are contained in the latest annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation, published on September 9, 2025. In the suit, filed last Friday before the Federal High Court, SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus compelling INEC to account for the funds…

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Fuel Subsidy: SERAP sues Govs., Wike over ‘failure to account for ₦14tr savings’

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), sued 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, “over their failure to account for the spending of the ₦14trillion fuel subsidy savings they collected from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations, including details of projects executed with the money, and the completion reports on the projects”. Disclosing this in a statement yesterday, SERAP said the suit followed reports that the 36 governors and the FCT minister have collected trillions of naira from FAAC allocations as…

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“Publish certified copies of tax laws from NASS” – SERAP urges Tinubu

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SERAP gives Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has written to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to widely publish certified true copies of the tax Bills received from the National Assembly and the tax laws signed into law. SERAP made the request in a Freedom of Information (FoI) letter dated December 20, 2025, according to a statement yesterday, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. The organisation said it made the request amid allegations of discrepancies…

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