The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its recent decision to increase Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees. SERAP argues that the fee hike is “unlawful, unfair, unreasonable, and unjust” and seeks a court order to stop its implementation. The suit, filed at … Read more
The group alleged failure to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun, to name and ensure the prosecution of the contractors, who collected over N167 billion from 31 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), but failed to execute any projects. SERAP has filed a lawsuit against President Tinubu and Attorney … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to provide clarity on the alleged disappearance of over ₦825 billion and $2.5 billion allocated for refinery rehabilitation and oil revenue. This demand comes in light of the 2021 Auditor-General of … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Bola Tinubu to the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over failure to probe the missing of 57 billion naira. The Socio economic right body has tacked Tinubu’s for not directing the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to … Read more
The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the NNPCL as respondents. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Nigerian National … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to immediately reverse the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, and probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. In a letter dated 7 September 2024 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the unlawful directive banning the use of old N500 and N1,000 banknotes, contrary to the interim injunction granted by the Supreme Court that the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes remain legal tender.” Joined in the suit as Defendants are … Read more
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and awarded the sum of N100,000 against the plaintiff. The Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights … Read more
