SERAP
29 Jan
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has charged 36 state governors and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to disclose “details of federal allocations meant for local governments
22 Jan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 20 Nigerians have sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas...
1 Jan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim Khan, to urgently issue a formal ‘preventative statement’ regarding the ongoing killing of citizens...
25 Dec
Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited at the Federal High Court, Abuja over failure to disclose details of Nigeria’s daily oil production, exportation and revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
18 Dec
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over failure to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of grave electoral offences in the recently..
11 Dec
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, to publish details of barrels of oil Nigeria produces and exports every day and revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023.
4 Dec
Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to use his position to reject plan by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nysom Wike, to spend N15 billion for the construction of ‘a befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
27 Nov
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged World Bank President, Ajay Banga, to promptly, transparently and effectively conduct an investigation into spending of loans and other facilities by Nigeria’s 36 state governors.
20 Nov
Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 34 concerned Nigerians have sued President Bola Tinubu and six others at the Federal High Court, Lagos over the appointment of four alleged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and allies of high-ranking politicians as new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission…
6 Nov
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Bola Tinubu at the Federal High Court in Lagos over failure to probe over $15 billion oil revenue and N200 billion alleged budget to fix refineries between 2020 and 2021.
26 Oct
Barring a repeal of the pension law for former governors in their states, a total of seven serving ministers and the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) shall be entitled to pension largesse worth over N2.4 billion a year.
9 Oct 2023
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued Senate President Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th National Assembly over collection of salaries and pensions as lawmakers.
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Former campaign spokesman President Bola Tinubu in southeast and current Chairman of Forum of Former Members of Enugu State House of Assembly (FOF-MENHA), Dr. Josef Onoh has through his weight behind the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, in urging the president’s appointees from the northern extraction to stand up in Defence of…
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Germany's foreign minister called Tuesday for the European Union to impose fresh sanctions on Iranian drone technology after Tehran's weekend attack on Israel. The 27-nation bloc has hit Iran with a barrage of sanctions in recent years, including over its drone supplies to Russia, which has frequently used the Iranian-made weapons in its war against…
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The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission has filed new charges bordering on corruption and maladministration against former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Chairman of the anti-corruption commission, Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday. Magaji said the initial allegations against Gandujel were the tip of the iceberg…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024, National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges as well as Federal Government Academy, Suleja, NECO spokesperson Azeez Sani in a statement on Tuesday, said the National Common Entrance Examination which was earlier scheduled to be held on 20th April 2024, will now be held on…