Tag: SERAP

SERAP demands NNPCL to account for missing oil revenue

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SERAP demands NNPCL

…Threatens legal action Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to “account for the alleged missing N22.3 billion, USD$49.7 million, £14.3 million and €5.2 million oil money, as documented in the recently published 2022 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” SERAP said the annual report was published on 9 September 2025. SERAP urged Ojulari “to identify those responsible for the diverted or misappropriated oil money and hand them over to the Independent…

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“Nigerians must know your candidates for INEC Chairman” – SERAP to Tinubu

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SERAP Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has asked President Bola Tinubu to make public the details of the process for appointing the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter dated September 27 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said Nigerians deserve to know the number and names of candidates for INEC chairman and whether the Council of State has been consulted, as constitutionally required. “A transparent and accountable process would serve legitimate public interests”, SERAP said. SERAP cited Section 154(1) of…

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“Withdraw charges against Sowore, X, Facebook” – SERAP, Amnesty tell Tinubu

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SERAP, Amnesty

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project  (SERAP) and Amnesty International Nigeria have asked President Bola Tinubu to order the withdrawal of criminal charges filed against activist Omoyele Sowore, as well as the social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, over alleged anti-Tinubu posts. This was disclosed in a joint letter dated September 20, 2025, and signed by SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and Amnesty International Nigeria director, Isa Sanusi.  The groups urged Tinubu to stop the Department of State Services and other security agencies from “misusing judicial processes to…

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Proposed politicians salary hike: SERAP drags RMAFC to court

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SERAP drags RMAFC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking to stop the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) from implementing its proposed salary increase for Nigeria’s top political and public office holders. The suit, filed last week, targets the planned pay rise for the President, Vice-President, governors, their deputies, and lawmakers. SERAP argued that the proposal is unlawful, unconstitutional, and a betrayal of public trust, particularly at a time when millions of Nigerians are grappling with poverty. “The imminent pay…

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SERAP faults FG over Int’l passport fee hike

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SERAP faults FG

…Says its unlawful The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged the Federal Government to urgently reverse the new passport fees announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service. In a statement issued yesterday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, described the increase as arbitrary, unlawful, and discriminatory against poor Nigerians. The group said decision would amount to a denial of access to passports for millions of socially and economically vulnerable Nigerians. The statement read: “Millions of disadvantaged Nigerians cannot realistically afford to pay the increased fees. “These Nigerians should not be…

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SERAP gives Tinubu 7-day ultimatum to stop politicians’ pay rise

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SERAP sues FG

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend a proposed salary increase for political office holders, including the president, vice-president, governors, their deputies, and lawmakers. The organisation, in a letter dated August 23, 2025, signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, labelled the proposal as “patently unlawful and unconstitutional”. It urged Tinubu to direct the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to halt the pay rise, which it argues violates Nigeria’s Constitution and international human rights obligations. SERAP also called on the…

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NASS: SERAP demands probe into ₦3m ‘bribe-for-Bill’ allegations

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SERAP demands

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has demanded that the leadership of the 10th National Assembly take decisive action on recent allegations that federal lawmakers are paying significant bribes to present Bills and Motions. Specifically, SERAP formally urged Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to immediately refer the matter to the country’s leading anti-graft bodies for a thorough investigation. The allegations, which have sent shockwaves through the political landscape, were made by a member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Auyo (APC,…

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SERAP, Editors sue Niger Gov., NBC over Badeggi FM threats

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SERAP NGE

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against the Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), seeking to halt the alleged intimidation of BadeggiFM Radio, Minna. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos on behalf of SERAP and NGE by their lawyers Kolawole Oluwadare, Oluwakemi Agunbiade and Andrew Nwankwo, follows recent remarks by Governor Bago in which he threatened to revoke the station’s licence, seal its premises, demolish its building, and…

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SERAP gives Niger Gov. 48 hours to reopen Badeggi FM

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SERAP gives Niger

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has given Governor Umar Bago, of Niger state, 48 hours to reverse what it described as the “arbitrary and unlawful” shutdown of Badeggi FM 90.1, an independent radio station in Minna, the state capital. In an open letter dated August 2 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation asked the governor to reinstate the station’s licence, withdraw threats to demolish its premises, and stop profiling its owner, Shu’aibu Badeggi. “Your vague, unfounded and unsubstantiated allegations of ‘inciting violence’ against Badeggi…

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Missing ₦6tr: SERAP sues FG over non-release of NDDC audit report

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SERAP sues FG

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) and four concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu over its failure to publish the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). The development was disclosed yesterday, in a statement by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. According to SERAP, this report implicated top officials and politicians in the disappearance of ₦6 trillion from the agency between 2001 and 2019. Recall that former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2019 ordered the…

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