The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), seeking a court order compelling the company to account for over ₦211 trillionrecorded as “Sundry Receivables” and “Accrued Expenses” in its 2023 audited financial statements. In the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is asking the court…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Assembly to withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, warning that it could pave the way for government control of social media and restrict online freedom of expression. In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas,…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking a court order compelling the electoral body 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) funds for political and…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to explain how over ₦1.3 billion was allocated in the 2026 Appropriation Act to a presidential council the Presidency has described as non-existent. In a Freedom of Information (FoI) request dated July 4, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP demanded certified…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), seeking full disclosure and accountability over an alleged ₦5.9 billion spent on the company’s rebranding and transition process. According to SERAP, the funds were reportedly spent during the transformation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the reported detention of novelist and author Okey Ndibe by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. SERAP described the action as arbitrary and a violation of fundamental human rights, stating that no individual should be detained for peacefully exercising…
ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to pay ₦100 million in damages to two operatives of the Department of State Services over a defamation suit. Delivering judgment, Halilu Yusuf held that the DSS officials — Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele —…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the Federal Government, state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to urgently protect journalists and address rising insecurity and human rights violations across parts of northern Nigeria, including Benue, Borno, Kwara, Plateau, and Sokoto states….
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately withdraw its recent directive to broadcasters, describing it as unlawful, vague, and an attempt to suppress press freedom. In a letter dated April 18 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP argued that the…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate a probe into the alleged disappearance of ₦2.9 billion from key government agencies, including Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT) and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA). In its statement, SERAP urged the Minister of Communications, Bosun Tijani, to provide a…
