Tag: SERAP

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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SERAP sues2

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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₦6tr scandal: SERAP demands publication of indicted names in NDDC report

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SERAP NDDC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has called on the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), to immediately enforce a court judgment directing him and President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of those implicated in the alleged misappropriation of ₦6 trillion allocated to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019. The directive follows a ruling by Hon. Justice Gladys Olotu on 10 November, delivered in the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the course of a Freedom of Information suit (FHC/ABJ/CS/1360/2021)…

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INEC faces probe over missing ₦55.9bn meant for smart card readers, ballot papers

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INEC Chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has come under renewed scrutiny, following fresh revelations about billions of naira allegedly unaccounted for during the procurement of materials for the 2019 general elections. Rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has asked the new INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, to immediately explain what happened to ₦55.9 billion reportedly released for smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets and other election items. SERAP, which made the demand in a letter dated December 6, 2025,   said the findings published in the…

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SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over alleged missing ₦18.6bn NASS project funds

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SERAP NASS

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to account for the missing ₦18.6 billion meant for the construction of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) Office Complex”. Akpabio and Abbas are sued for themselves and on behalf of all members of the National Assembly. Joined in the suit as respondent is the National Assembly Service Commission. SERAP’s lawsuit followed the grave allegations documented in the latest 2022 annual report published…

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“Account for ₦3tr or face legal action”, SERAP tells CBN

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SERAP tells CBN

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has given the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, a seven-day ultimatum to account for what it described as “missing or diverted ₦3 trillion of public funds” cited in the 2022 annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation. SERAP said the allegations, published on September 9, 2025, point to major breaches of financial regulations and constitutional provisions. It urged Cardoso to identify individuals responsible for the alleged diversions and hand them over to the ICPC and EFCC, as…

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Anambra election: “Name, shame vote-buying perpetrators” – SERAP urges INEC

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SERAP to Tinubu2

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to identify, name, and prosecute individuals involved in alleged vote-buying during the Anambra governorship election. In a statement posted on SERAP’s social media pages at the weekend, the group emphasised that impunity for such electoral offenses undermines Nigeria’s democratic process and denies citizens their right to participate in governance. The group wrote, “#AnambraDecides2025: INEC must immediately identify, name and shame and prosecute perpetrators and sponsors of the widespread alleged vote-buying during the Anambra election,…

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SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over explosive ₦3m ‘Bribe-for-Bills’ scandal

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SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has instituted a lawsuit against the 10th Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas over their alleged failure to investigate claims that some lawmakers pay as much as ₦3 million to sponsor or present Bills, Motions and petitions in the National Assembly. The case, filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeks an Order of Nandamus compelling both presiding officers to refer the matter to relevant anti-corruption agencies for investigation and possible prosecution SERAP also wants the…

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