Tag: SERAP

“Address country’s economic hardship; stop weaponising DSS”, SERAP tells Tinubu

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SERAP tells Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the “weaponisation” of the Department of State Services and other security agencies in the country, and instead focus on ways to revive the national economic hardship. SERAP noted that the free expression of fundamental human rights is significant and should not be suppressed, accusing the Tinubu-led government of “threats of baseless lawsuits” against human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and other citizens. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation urged…

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“Reverse latest petrol price hike pending court verdict”, SERAP tells Tinubu

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SERAP to Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is demanding an immediate reversal of the latest increase in the price of petrol. The organisation urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the second increase in petrol prices in one month, pending the hearing and determination of the suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja challenging the legality of the powers of the NNPCL to increase petrol prices”. The latest increase has seen NNPCL outlets in Lagos sell a litre of petrol for…

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SERAP reacts, as DSS threatens to sue media over ‘invasion’ report

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SERAP reacts 2 DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced plans to take legal action against several media houses for publishing reports on September 9, claiming its operatives “raided” the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP). This move follows SERAP’s refusal to accept responsibility for the reports, which suggested a DSS raid on its premises. The DSS has demanded that SERAP retract what it termed a “false statement” within seven days, requiring the retraction to be made through the same media platforms, as well as in at least…

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“Probe spending of ecological funds by Borno”, SERAP urges Tinubu

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Tinubu on cabinet reshuffle2

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has called on President Bola Tinubu to promptly investigate the spending of billions of naira from the Ecological Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including the N816 million collected by the State between January 2024 and June 2024. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation maintained that suspected perpetrators of corruption and mismanagement of ecological funds should face prosecution if sufficient admissible evidence is found, and that any proceeds of corruption should be fully recovered.…

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Ajaero, SERAP: ‘Tinubu regime’s oppression surpasses military dictatorships’ – Atiku

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Atiku on Ajaero SERAP

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has berated the Federal Government over the arrest of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president, Joe Ajaero, by the Department of State Services (DSS), and the takeover of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP). Recall that Ajaero was arrested in the early hours of Monday by the Department of State Service (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.  On the same day, DSS operatives laid siege to SERAP’s office in Abuja. The 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, in a…

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DSS ‘occupy” SERAP Abuja office a day after it told Tinubu to reverse fuel price hike

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DSS 'occupy' SERAP2

Some operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), Nigeria’s secret service agency, have arrived at the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) looking to arrest its directors. This comes a day after SERAP urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the apparently illegal and unconstitutional increase in the pump price” of petrol. SERAP is a renowned civil society organisation dedicated to public accountability and democratic freedoms. On its social media accounts yesterday, It posted: “BREAKING: Officers from…

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“Direct NNPC to reverse ‘unlawful’ fuel price hike” – SERAP tells Tinubu

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SERAP tells Tinubu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the apparently illegal and unconstitutional increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across its retail outlets”. SERAP urged him to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), and appropriate anti-corruption agencies “to probe the allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the NNPCL, including the…

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“Account for each Senator’s N21m running cost or face litigation” – SERAP tells Akpabio

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SERAP tells Akpabio

The issue around a sum of N21million that each of the 109 Senators receives per month has taken yet another dimension, with the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) asking the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to account for the money of face legal actions. Recall that it was former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who renewed the criticism against the lawmakers accussing them of fixing their own salary and allowances. The Red Chamber has denied this, saying that the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) sets its payments just like other…

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“Probe $1.5bn W’Bank loan to States, $3bn Chinese loan” – SERAP urges Tinubu

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SERAP World Bank

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), along with relevant anti-corruption agencies, to conduct a thorough investigation into the use of a $1.5 billion World Bank loan and a $3 billion Chinese loan. In an open letter dated August 10, 2024, signed by its Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said it is concerned about potential mismanagement and corruption related to these loans, arguing that if there is sufficient evidence,…

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“Return LG funds or face legal action”, SERAP tells 36 Govs., Wike

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SERAP on LG funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has called on the 36 State governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to “immediately account for and return the local government funds which they have collected over the years”. SERAP’s appeal came in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling yesterday that declared the practice of state governors and the FCT Minister withholding and utilising funds intended for local governments unconstitutional. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said, “We…

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