Tag: Serap

  • SERAP, Editors Threaten Court Action Over Foreign Aid Bill

    SERAP, Editors Threaten Court Action Over Foreign Aid Bill

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The proposed Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026, has drawn strong opposition from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, with both organisations threatening legal action if the National Assembly approves the legislation. The groups said the proposed law could create a new layer of…

  • SERAP Urges Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, 16 Others To Publish Assets Before 2027 Election

    SERAP Urges Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, 16 Others To Publish Assets Before 2027 Election

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and 16 other presidential candidates to publicly declare their assets and liabilities ahead of the 2027 presidential election. SERAP also called on the candidates to disclose the legitimate sources of their significant assets and publicly…

  • SERAP Sues NNPCL Over Alleged Failure To Account For ₦211tn In Oil Funds

    SERAP Sues NNPCL Over Alleged Failure To Account For ₦211tn In Oil Funds

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted legal action against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), accusing the state-owned oil firm of failing to adequately explain and account for ₦211 trillion recorded in its 2023 audited financial statements. According to court documents, the lawsuit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1427/2026 and filed before…

  • SERAP Threatens Lawsuit Over Proposed Social Media Shutdown Bill

    SERAP Threatens Lawsuit Over Proposed Social Media Shutdown Bill

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Assembly to immediately withdraw the proposed Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, warning that it would institute legal action if the legislation is passed in its current form. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (APC, Delta North), seeks to…

  • SERAP Drags INEC to Court Over Alleged ₦800bn APC Campaign Fund

    SERAP Drags INEC to Court Over Alleged ₦800bn APC Campaign Fund

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking a court order compelling the electoral umpire to investigate allegations that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted about ₦800 billion from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations…

  • How Did You Allocate ₦1.3 Billion To Alleged Fake PFIPC? SERAP Questions NASS

    How Did You Allocate ₦1.3 Billion To Alleged Fake PFIPC? SERAP Questions NASS

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to account for the controversial allocation of over ₦1.3 billion to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), a body the Presidency has publicly declared non-existent. In a Freedom of Information (FoI) request addressed to Senate…

  • Court Orders SERAP to Pay ₦100m for Defaming DSS, Mandates Public Apology

    Court Orders SERAP to Pay ₦100m for Defaming DSS, Mandates Public Apology

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    By George Omagbemi Sylvester A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ruled that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) defamed the Department of State Services (DSS), awarding ₦100 million in damages and ordering a public apology. The court found that SERAP’s publication falsely portrayed DSS operatives as acting unlawfully, damaging their professional reputation and…