SERAP

NBC bows to stakeholders’ pressure, suspends shut down of 52 debtor TV, radio stations

Bowing to pressure from stakeholders including professional bodies, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said on Friday that it has suspended the shutting down...

NBC’s deadline to shutdown 53 TV, radio stations: NGE, SERAP haul Buhari, others before court

As the deadline for the 53 TV and radio stations across the country to renew their licenses expires by Tuesday night, the Nigerian...

SERAP to INEC: Allow 7m eligible Nigerians complete online voter registration process or face legal action

For halting the voter registration process of about seven million Nigerians, who have begun the process online, thereby denying them the Permanent Voter...

140-day-old ASUU strike: Civil Society groups, others berate FG

For its apparent incapacity and failure to end the 140-day-old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government has...

N11trn down the drain: Buhari asked to probe nation’s power sector fraud

For his alleged failure to probe the utilization of the N11 trillion for power in the country since 1999, President Muhammadu Buhari has...

SERAP to Tinubu, Atiku, other presidential candidates: Publish your assets ahead 2023 polls

  Ahead of the 2023 polls for transparency and accountability, presidential candidates of the various parties have been asked to urgently publish the...

SERAP raps INEC over unpunished vote-buying, unpublished parties’ account since 2015

Living up to its billing, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prosecute vote...

Nigeria’s Apex Bank Governor, Emefiele, is an employee, not eligible to contest — Adegboruwa (SAN)

The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, is ineligible to contest for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos lawyer,...

Declare Buhari’s pardon for jailed ex-Govs Dariye, Nyame illegal, violation of oath of office, SERAP tells court

“SERAP wants the court declaration that the exercise of the power of prerogative of mercy to grant pardon to Mr Dariye and Mr...

Imperiled Kaduna train attack victims: Again, SERAP sues Buhari at ECOWAS Court

For alleged failure to secure the safe release of victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack being held captive by the terrorists, a non-governmental...

NIN-SIM: Blocking 72m phone lines, SERAP drags Buhari to court

the failure to unblock the phone lines of over 72 million telecommunication subscribers barred from making calls on their SIMs.”

Pardon for Dariye, Nyame: Impunity for corruption, rubbishes judicial powers — SERAP

"Presidential pardon for corruption cases is inconsistent with the rule of law, and the public interest, as it undermines the principle of equality...

NIN-SIM: Blocking people from making calls discriminatory, SERAP tells Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to direct the immediate reversal of the decision to block over 72 million active telecommunication subscribers from...

Directive to security agencies on NIN-SIM database: SERAP hauls Buhari to court

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has again slammed a lawsuit against the government, asking for an order to set aside President...

Failure to probe alleged misuse of security votes by governors: SERAP hauls Buhari to court again

    Several weeks after a request for probing the security votes of the 36 states governors, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project...