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SERAP to INEC: Allow seven million Nigerians complete voter registration

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2022 0

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow seven million Nigerians to complete their voter registration. SERAP made the call in a statement on Sunday by its Deputy

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SERAP, CJID sue Buhari over sanction on media platforms, seeks fines’ reversal

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2022 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Sunday, said it has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari for imposing fines on media houses for allegedly glorifying terrorism. SERAP also wants the court to “declare arbitrary and illegal the N5million imposed on Trust TV, Multichoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes Limited

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SERAP drags Buhari to court over ‘failure to probe’ trillions spent on electricity

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2022 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply since 1999 may have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets.” Nigerian cities have repeatedly been plunged into darkness as the

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2023: Publish your assets, SERAP tells Atiku, Obi, Tinubu, others

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2022 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has appealed to presidential candidates in the coming elections to urgently publish details of their assets and liabilities. In an open letter to the candidates, it also urged them to publicly commit to rejecting vote-buying and electoral bribery before and during the elections, DailyTimes

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SERAP asks Court to stop Buhari, others from shutting down telecoms

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2021 0

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 the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami from unlawfully shutting down telecommunication networks in any part of the country.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1323/2021 filed at

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SERAP sues Buhari over failure to publish names of suspected looters of N6trn NDDC funds

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2021 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report […]

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Stop Buhari from spending N26bn on travels, meals, others, SERAP urges Court

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2021 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to “stop President Muhammadu Buhari from spending N26bn in the 2022 presidency budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, ‘sitting allowance’, ‘welfare package’, and office building.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1361/2021 filed last

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SERAP sues Buhari, demands recovery of missing ₦881bn in 367 MDAs

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2021 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over ₦880 billion of public funds are missing from 367 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).” The suit followed the grim allegations contained in Part 2 of the 2018 Annual Audited Report by the […]

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Missing ₦881bn: SERAP sues Buhari, others, wants recovery of funds

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2021 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over ₦880billion of public funds are missing from 367 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).” SERAP wants Buhari to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible and to order the recovery of […]

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SERAP urges Buhari to probe MDAs N39bn duplicated, mysterious projects

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2021 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and members of the National Assembly suspected to be responsible for inserting N39.5

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SERAP blasts National Broadcasting Commission for suspending ChannelsTV, threatens lawsuit- IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2021 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the National Broadcasting Commission to revoke the arbitrary, unlawful, and illegal decision to suspend Channels Television and fine it N5 million for allegedly violating the broadcast code. According to sources, the Commission’s Acting

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SERAP drags Lawan, Gbajabiamila to court over missing N4.4 billion National Assembly funds

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2021 0

President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila have been dragged to court over missing N4.4 billion. SERAP in a lawsuit is seeking to compel the two presiding officers “to probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4bn of public money budgeted for @nassnigeria is missing”. In

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SERAP asks court to stop Buhari from using CAMA 2020 to target activists

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2021 0

BY ROTIMI FADEYI, ABUJA Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to “stop President Muhammadu Buhari from implementing draconian and unlawful provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 which allow the Federal Government to arbitrarily merge a new association with an already registered

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W’Bank tasked on electricity projects in Nigeria, $500 million fresh aid

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2021 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged World Bank to insist on accountability and transparency in the use of its (the global financial institution’s) funds for Nigeria’s corrupt electricity sector. SERAP urged the world’s foremost finance body’s president, David Malpass, “to exercise the Bank’s prerogative to release

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SERAP writes N’Assembly over alleged missing N4.4bn

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2021 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated,

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SERAP tells Buhari, Sylva: Account for N116m spent on pens, letterheads, others

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2020 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources to account for how the ministry spent N116 million on pens, letterheads and toners in 2015, Daily Times gathered. SERAP also charged Buhari and Sylva to disclose how much was spent on […]

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Buhari, FG failed to prosecute 103 high-profile cases — SERAP

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, instruct the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to prosecute high-profile corruption cases, Daily Times gathered. The organization said the high-profile cases include 103 files reportedly sent to Malami by the Economic and

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Ask Malami to withdraw EFCC amendment bill, SERAP tells Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has implored President Muhammadu Buhari, to stop Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation from proposing an executive bill to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, Daily Times gathered. SERAP made the statement in an open letter, stating that if the […]

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SERAP drags Lawan, Gbajabiamila to court over corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit against Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. Daily Times gathered that SERAP is accusing them of failing to publish reports of all completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly since 1999. In the suit number

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FG reveals how over ₦30bn in 4 month was spent for COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

FG has released the break down of the ₦36.3bn COVID-19 funds in response to SERAP. READ ALSO: Reverse unfair hike of fuel price immediately — SERAP FG said that it spent ₦30,540,563,571.09 April and July to fight COVID-19, out of the ₦36.3 billion public funds and donations. Daily Times gathered that Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability […]