Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)
SERAP Urges National Assembly to Withdraw Bill Criminalizing Non-Voting
In addition to opposing mandatory voting, the advocacy group called for amendments to electoral laws that would improve the voting process. The organization proposed the inclusion of provisions for internet-based voter registration and the use of modern technology in casting
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SERAP Sues Tinubu Over Suspension of Fubara, Deputy, and Lawmakers
While acknowledging that Section 305 grants the president authority to declare a state of emergency, SERAP stressed that this power is not absolute and must be exercised within constitutional limits.
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SERAP Threatens Legal Action Over Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Suspension
SERAP described the punishment as excessive and an attempt to silence dissent, asserting that “no law permits penalizing a senator simply for speaking without permission.” The organization stressed that holding public office does not strip individuals of their fundamental human
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SERAP Urges Tinubu to Halt ATM Fee Hike Pending Court Verdict
In response to the ATM fee hike, SERAP has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos to challenge the policy, arguing that it violates Nigerians’ economic rights and places an additional financial burden on already struggling citizens.
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Lagos, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking to halt the implementation of the recently announced increase in Automated … Continue Reading
SERAP Demands Accountability from NNPCL Over N825bn, $2.5bn Refinery Funds
Lagos, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to account for N825 billion and $2.5 billion earmarked for refinery rehabilitation … Continue Reading
SERAP Sues CBN Over Failure to Account for missing N100bn ‘Dirty Notes’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an explanation for the disappearance of over N100 billion in “dirty and bad notes” … Continue Reading
Court Orders Ex-Minister to Account for N729bn Payments to Poor Nigerians
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, to provide detailed information on the N729 billion paid to 24.3 million poor Nigerians over a six-month … Continue Reading
SERAP Sues Wike and 36 Governors for failure to Account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken legal action against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, for their alleged failure to provide an account of N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion … Continue Reading