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Buhari sued over failure to disclose names linked with 800bn recovered loot

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the President  Muhammadu Buhari  over the failure to disclose information and documents relating to the names of people from whom N800bn  looted public funds have been recovered,

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SERAP, activists, hail El-Rufai’s removal from NBA conference

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

Only a few hours after the announcement by the Nigerian Bar Association that the invitation to Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai to speak at the Association’s annual conference next week would be rescinded, several human rights activists have hailed NBA’s resolution to withdraw the invitation to the former FCT Minister. Notably, the Socio-Economic

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SERAP write World Bank, says $114M COVID-19 grant would be stolen

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

The Civic Group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project have written an open letter to the World Bank, expressing concern that the recently granted $114M COVID-19 relief fund could be looted, much like the recent rounds of financial corruption presently dappling the Nigerian political space. In a letter dated August 8, signed by Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP’s […]

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#RevolutionNow Protest: SERAP condemns deployment of security agents

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2020 0

The civic group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability project, SERAP, has condemned Federal government’s deployment of security agents to molest peaceful demonstrators currently protesting for better governance in Nigeria. SERAP said this in an official statement issued by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, calling on the Federal Government to cease from

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Publish details of Government Loans – SERAP tells Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2020 0

A Civic group, SERAP, have asked the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to publish details of the loans the administration have obtained since assumption of office in 2015. Daily Times gathered this on the SERAP’s official Twitter handle which said“We’ve asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to order President Buhari to publish details of loans that […]

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Breaking: SERAP sues CBN, FMHDSD over COVID-19 palliatives

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Mrs Sadiya Umar Farouq the Minister of Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and Mr Godwin Emefiele the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. SERAP in the sute is asking the two government agencies to make public identify and name Nigerians

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SERAP threatens legal action against Wike over demolition of hotels

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to take legal action against Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, for ordering  the demolition of  hotels in Eleme for flouting the state’s directives on restriction of movement. The demolished hotels are Prodest Hotel, Alode in Eleme and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne. Disclosing this on its official […]

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SERAP asks FG to publish details of suppliers, sites, budget for ‘home feeding programme’

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the Federal Government, asking “the authorities to urgently publish details of the suppliers and contractors, the procurement rules, including bidding processes, the total budget, and all designated voucher distribution and collection sites for the implementation of

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COVID-19: SERAP urges FG to share N37bn NASS renovation fund to states

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Federal Government to share the N37 billion earmarked for the renovation of National Assembly complex to states as part of COVID-19 relief. SERAP said this in a statement signed by its Deputy-Director, Mr. Kolawole Oluwadare in Lagos on Sunday. He said the group had written a […]

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Provide details on COVID-19 relief funds, school feeding, SERAP asks FG, CBN

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “provide spending details of public funds and private sector donations to provide socio-economic benefits to the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people, including details of beneficiaries of any cash payments, cash transfers, food

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Publish spending details on COVID-19 weekly, SERAP tells Buhari, others

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to “publish weekly details of exact funds and other resources allocated by the authorities and received from the private sector, as well as details of use and planned use of any such funds and resources to combat the spread of coronavirus (or COVID-19) in Nigeria.”

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SERAP asks Buhari to monitor spending on coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position to “urgently instruct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to jointly track and monitor spending by federal agencies and state

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AGF asks SERAP to furnish it lists of former governors on life pension

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has written to the an anti-corruption group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, to make available to it names of former state governors who are on life pension, SERAP has revealed. The AGF said the list of such former governors would help the Regime to […]

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SERAP urges Senate to drop bill seeking to educate repentant terrorists

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Ahmed Lawan to ensure that the bill seeking foreign education for repentant terrorists is dropped. In a statement issued by SERAP on Sunday, its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said that the group made the appeal in an open letter to the Senate president on the […]

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Drop bill to give ‘repentant terrorists’ foreign education, SERAP tells Senate President

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, urging him to use his leadership position to “ensure that the bill that would allow ‘repentant Boko Haram terrorists’ opportunities to access public funds to enjoy foreign education is immediately dropped, and to sponsor bills that would […]

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SERAP faults bill seeking to give legislators immunity from prosecution

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has faulted the bill seeking to give leaders of federal and state Houses of Assembly immunity from prosecution for corruption. SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare in a statement on Tuesday, said that providing immunity for presiding officers against crimes of corruption was tantamount to ripping up the

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SERAP decries Reps’ granting immunity to principal officers

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the passing of a bill seeking to give leaders of federal and state legislatures immunity from prosecution for corruption.” Responding to the development, SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare said: “Providing immunity for presiding officers against crimes of corruption is tantamount to ripping up

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Breaking: SERAP gives FG 7 days to disclose spending of recovered Abacha loot since 1999

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

Scio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to “disclose within 7 days of the receipt and/or publication of our Freedom of Information requests the exact amount of public funds stolen by a former military head of state, Sani Abacha and details of spending of about $5 billion recovered loot since the […]

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Battle to get payment of pensions details of former govs SERAP wins round one

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2020 0

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing details of payment of life pensions to former governors across the 36 states in the country, and the names and number of ex-governors and other officials collecting pensions, may soon have some answers, as Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has won the latest round in the legal […]

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Compel Buhari, Osinbajo, govs to publish assets SERAP asks court

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to order President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies to “make public details of their assets, specifically property and income, contained in their asset declaration forms submitted to the Code of