Tag: SERAP

“Suspend $800m loan disbursement to FG- SERAP tells World Bank

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has requested World Bank President, David Malpass, to halt all loan payments to the Federal Government totaling $800 million and to ask the incoming administration to offer convincing justifications for the loan. The term of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration expires in May 2023, thus SERAP is inviting Malpass to renew the conversation with the incoming administration on the allegedly approved $800 million loan in order to explain the specifics of its justification and intended use. The Federal Government stated its intention to use…

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Ex-Govs. Double pay under-recovery: SERAP files contempt suit against AGF Malami 

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a contempt suit against the Federal Government and Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice “for failing to recover over N40 billion double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers”. Justice Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Lagos had in November 2019 ordered the Federal Government to “recover life pensions collected by former governors serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.” Justice Oguntoyinbo also directed Mr Malami to…

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AuGF Report: ‘Probe missing NNPC’s 149m barrels of crude Oil in 2019’ – SERAP urges Buhari

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that over 149 million barrels of crude oil are missing, as documented in the 2019 audited reports by the Auditor-General of the Federation and Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, (NEITI)”. In the letter, dated 22 April 2023 and signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP also urged him to “ensure the effective prosecution of anyone suspected to be responsible for the plundering of the…

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Probe NNPC missing 149million barrels of crude oil – SERAP urges Buhari

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that over 149 million barrels of crude oil are missing, as documented in the 2019 audited reports by the Auditor-General of the Federation and Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI)”. In the letter dated 22 April 2023 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP also urged him to “ensure the effective prosecution of anyone suspected to be responsible for the plundering of the…

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Unlawful Fine: SERAP vows to sue Buhari, NBC over fine on Channels TV

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has announced that it will be suing Buhari’s administration and the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) over what it terms the “arbitrary and unlawful fine of N5 million imposed on Channels Television.” SERAP, a non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to increasing transparency, accountability, and the protection of economic and social rights in Nigeria, which made the announcement through its official Twitter handle, said that the fine on Channels Television was a clear infringement on press freedom and a violation of Nigerians’ freedom of speech. NBC…

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Election Violence: SERAP writes Biden, seeks visa ban on perpetrators

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged US President, Joe Biden to exercise his powers “pursuant to the Presidential Proclamations 7750 and 8697 and the Immigration and Nationality Act to ban Nigerian officials, politicians and other perpetrators and sponsors of violence during the just concluded elections”. SERAP also urged the US President to “use the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to block or revoke the visas of anyone suspected to be responsible for cases of intimidation, harassment and violence during the elections, and to impose asset freezes…

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SERAP issues 7 days notice to Buhari to reverse electricity tariff hike or face court action

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Minister of Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba and the Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Professor James Momoh, to immediately reverse the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022”. SERAP also urged him to “ensure the investigation of the spending of public funds as ‘investments and bailouts’ by successive governments to electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and generating companies (GenCos) since 2005, and prosecution of cases of corruption and mismanagement”. Following reported…

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SERAP sues Buhari over failure to probe spending on ‘social intervention programmes’

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against the President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over “the failure to thoroughly, effectively and transparently investigate spending on all social safety-nets and poverty alleviation programmes and projects executed between 2015 and 2022”. Joined in the suit as respondent is the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN). According to SERAP, a recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), had shown that some 133 million Nigerians were poor, despite the government reportedly spending N500…

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SERAP gives Okowa, Wike, other Govs. 7 days to disclose spending of N625bn Derivation Refunds

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and other governors to disclose the spending of the oil derivation refunds of N625bn recently paid to them by the Federal Government. Recall that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration recently paid N625.43 billion oil derivation refunds to the governors of Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Ondo, Imo and Cross River states. The payments covered 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from 1999 to 2021. In an issued statement yesterday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole…

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Ecological Funds Spending: SERAP sues Buhari over failure to probe ‘missing’ trillions’

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to probe the spending of trillions of ecological funds by governments at all levels—federal, State and local governments from 2001 to date. Joined in the suit as Respondents are the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. Recall that the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) recently stated that no fewer than 600 persons died and 1.3 million rendered…

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