Tag: Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)

The finding is based on physical verification of NDDC projects highlighted in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s report for 2008 ...

According to netblocks, Nigeria loses about $250,000 every hour since the Twitter ban, a figure arrived at using the Brookings ...

The 10 states at the top of the chart had about 5.2 million of the country's about 10.2 million out-of-school ...

The report says 27.9 per cent of Nigerians living in poverty (more than 15.6 million) earned between N100,000 and N200,000 ...

SERAP is also seeking “an order directing and compelling the Federal Government to explain the rationale for paying N5,000 to ...

The governor accused President Buhari of planning to "fulanise" Nigeria.

“The failure to investigate the allegations of grand corruption in the 2018 annual audited report constitutes a grave violation ..."

The period since 2015 has been a more hostile one for journalists and free speech in Nigeria, reminiscent of the ...

“All Commonwealth member countries, including Nigeria, have obligations and commitments to uphold freedom of expression..."

The NBA urges the court to set aside the Nigerian government’s ban on the use of Twitter.

Joined in the suit as a defendant is the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

SERAP says the government's directive is inconsistent and incompatible with Nigeria’s obligations under article 9 of the African Charter on ...

The court says that the Nigerian government and the Cross-River State governor, Ben Ayade, have via the charges of terrorism ...

“Disclosing details of overdrafts and repayments would enable Nigerians to hold the government to account."

The ruling followed the suit filed against the government by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).

“The directive to broadcast stations has seriously undermined the ability of Nigerians and other people in the country to freely ...

Their reactions came as part of growing local and international condemnations that have greeted the Twitter ban since it was ...

“The suspension of Twitter is aimed at intimidating and stopping Nigerians from using Twitter and other social media platforms to ...

The NBC also threatened to prosecute citizens who still use the social media platform despite the ban.

According to SERAP, “The suspension has the character of collective punishment and is antithetical to the Nigerian Constitution and the ...

“Providing the information and widely publishing the details would also enhance your government’s authority and credibility ..."

The attorney-general says the recoveries were made possible through “proactive and collaborative” efforts of some foreign governments.

SERAP said: “these allegations are not part of the disclosure by the Auditor-General in other audited reports that N4.4 billion ...

The report showed that 36 journalists were attacked between January 2019 and July 2019, with 30 of the attacks recorded ...

SERAP which filed the suit on behalf of the journalist asks the ECOWAS Court to order Nigerian government to drop ...