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2019 elections: SERAP drags INEC to Court over ‘missing N55.9bn’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its alleged failure to explain how ₦55.9 billion meant for the 2019 general elections was spent. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said the money was meant for smart […]
SERAP demands Tinubu sack alleged APC loyalists before 2027 polls
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently review the appointment of at least three individuals allegedly affiliated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter dated 7 June 2025 and signed by Deputy Director […]
DSS officials who ‘invaded’ our office used fake names, unmarked vehicles, SERAP tells court
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) who invaded the organisation’s office used fake names and came with two unmarked vehicles. On September 9, SERAP said the DSS agents were “unlawfully occupying” its office in Abuja, the nation’s capital, adding that the operatives had demanded to […]
SERAP gives Tinubu 48 hours to release ‘hungry, malnourished children, other protesters’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to take urgent steps to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all the #EndBadGovernance protesters including the 32 hungry […]
Address Nigeria’s economic hardship, stop weaponising DSS, SERAP tells Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the “weaponisation” of the Department of State Services and other security agencies in the country, and instead focus on ways to revive the national economic hardship. SERAP noted that the free expression of fundamental human rights is significant and should not be […]
‘Office invasion’: DSS files N5.5bn defamation suit against SERAP
The Department of State Services has demanded N5.5 billion in damages from the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organisation (CSO), for an alleged false claim that the secret police said tarnished its image. Last month, SERAP said the DSS agents were “unlawfully occupying” its office in Abuja, the nation’s capital, adding […]
JUST IN: Operatives visit to SERAP office lawful, not harassment — DSS
The Department of State Services has clarified why its officers visited the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Abuja office on Monday. The secret police, in a statement on its website on Tuesday, explained that contrary to reports that its officers raided SERAP’s office, the agents were detailed for routine investigation. The DSS insisted that the […]
SERAP accuses DSS of intimidation
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) yesterday accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of intimidation after operatives visited its Abuja office yesterday. According to the organisation, “A tall, large, dark-skinned woman entered our office, accompanied by a slim, dark-skinned man. “Other officers were sighted in two unmarked vehicles stationed outside our office. “The […]
Court orders Buhari’s minister to account for N729bn payment to poor Nigerians
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the […]
Drop all charges against activists, journalists, others – SERAP to Nigerian Govt
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Nigerian Federal Government, as well as the state governments, to drop criminal charges against activists, journalists, rights defenders and others who are on trial “solely for peacefully exercising their human and democratic rights”. SERAP equally asked the government to “immediately release anyone still being arbitrarily […]