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- 12 Jan 2025
SERAP Drags FG, Govs to ECOWAS Court over ‘Misuse of Cybercrimes Act’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian government the 36 states over the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024. SERAP is arguing that “the…
- 16 May 2021
SERAP Asks NASS to Identify Lawmakers Involved in Missing N4.1Bn
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the leadership of the National Assembly to probe the N4.1 billion budgeted for the parliament alleged to be missing. SERAP in a…
- 21 Mar 2024
SERAP Threatens Court Action against FG over Abduction Segun Olatunji, FirstNews Editor
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has charged President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Segun Olatunji, editor of FirstNews. SERAP said failure to release Olatunji within…
- 1 Mar 2026
SERAP Asks FCCPC to Investigate Google, Meta, Others over Alleged Rights Abuses
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) “to urgently investigate allegations that Google, Meta…
- 3 Nov 2020
SERAP Threatens to Sue Northern Governors, NASS over Social Media Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to sue the Northern Governors’ Forum and the National Assembly if the social media bill is passed. SERAP said this in a tweet…
- 5 May 2026
Court Orders SERAP to Pay DSS Operatives N100m Damages Over Defamation
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has ordered the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to pay N100 million in damages to two…
- 26 Jun 2022
SERAP Sues Buhari over ‘Missing N11 Trillion Electricity Fund’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari “for failing to investigate allegations that over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply…
- 31 Mar 2024
SERAP Gives Governors & Wike 7 Days To Account For ₦5.9trn, $4.6bn Loans
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike to “widely publish copies of…
- 4 Jul 2021
SERAP Sues Buhari over $25Bn Overdrafts Taken from CBN
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit, asking the court “to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained…
- 1 Jun 2025
SERAP Sues NNPC over Alleged Missing ₦500Bn, Seeks Accountability
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over its failure to account for the alleged missing ₦500…
- 19 Jul 2026
SERAP to Sue NASS over Bill Empowering NDPC to Regulate Social Media
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the National Assembly to court over a proposed amendment to the Nigeria Data Protection Act, which it alleges could…
- 8 Oct 2023
SERAP Drags Akpabio, 9 Other Ex-Govs to Court Over Collection of Salaries, Pensions
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th Senate over their collection of…
- 8 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: SERAP, Others Asks Court to Reject ‘Suit on Twitter Shut Down’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 365 concerned Nigerians have filed an application before the Federal High Court, Abuja, asking the court to “reject a suit seeking to shut…
- 11 Jul 2021
SERAP Asks Court to Slash Allowances of Buhari, Others
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja “to order the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National…
- 5 Dec 2021
SERAP Drags FG to Court for Shutting Down Telecom Networks
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the court for “an order of perpetual injunction to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari and Isa Pantami, minister of…
- 12 Jul 2020
COVID-19: SERAP Asks Court to Compel Govs to Fund Healthcare with Security Votes
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to “direct and compel 36 state governors to use public funds budgeted for security…
- 25 Aug 2024
SERAP Asks State Governors, Wike to Disclose Details of Chinese Loans
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Nigeria’s 36 state governors and Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, to provide detailed information regarding…
- 27 Mar 2022
SERAP Wants Privacy Details of Election Data from INEC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to publish the details of safeguards and mechanisms…
- 30 Jun 2024
SERAP: CBN Gets 7 Days Ultimatum to Account for ‘Missing’ N100Bn Dirty Notes, other public funds
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), “to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100…
- 23 Feb 2025
SERAP Drags CBN to Court over ATM Fee Hike
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the failure to reverse the increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM)…
- 16 Feb 2025
SERAP Gives CBN 48-Hour Ultimatum to Withdraw ATM Fee Hike
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately revoke its recent increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees,…
- 11 Jan 2026
SERAP Sues INEC Over Alleged ₦55.9Bn Election Funds Diversion
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the alleged failure to account for ₦55.9 billion reportedly…
- 7 Jan 2024
SERAP Urges Tinubu to Probe Payment of N585.2m Grant into Private Account
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and…
- 11 May 2026
SERAP Demands Probe of Disappearance of N27.9Bn from USPF, Calls Out Minister, Secretary of Fund
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately order an investigation into the alleged disappearance or diversion of N26.9 billion…
- 21 Mar 2021
SERAP Sues National Assembly Leadership over Missing N4.4Bn NASS Funds
Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against Lawan Ahmed, senate president, and Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of House of Representatives, over “their failure to…
- 20 Apr 2025
SERAP Files Lawsuit Against NBC Over Ban on Eedris Abdulkareem's Protest Song Tell Your Papa
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song Tell Your Papa, which…
- 15 Oct 2023
SERAP Urges Lawmakers to Reject Social Media Regulation Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the lawmakers to reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill which if passed would unduly restrict the rights to…
- 24 Jan 2021
SERAP Asks FG to Publish Details of Planned N729Bn payments to 24.3m Nigerians
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Sadia Umar-Farouk, minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, to publish details of the proposed…
- 10 Jan 2021
SERAP Fights FG over Plans to Take over Dormant Account Balances, Unclaimed Dividends
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position “to promptly drop the plan by the Federal…
- 3 Dec 2023
SERAP Urges Akpabio to Reject Wike’s plan to spend N15bn on ‘a befitting residence’ for VP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio to use his leadership position “to promptly reject the plan by the Minister of the FCT,…