Tag: Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project

AAC spokesperson says a police officer fired a tear gas canister at Mr Sowore at "very close range"

Several protesters were arrested at Lekki tollgate and taken away in a Black Maria on Saturday.

Dozens of protesters have been arrested on Saturday for expressing their displeasure over the order by Lagos #EndSARS panel to ...

The bill assented by President Buhari on August 7 has generated furore.

The suit followed recent public hearings by the National Assembly on corruption allegations in ministries, departments and agencies.

Joined in the suit as respondents are Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation, and Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, ...

The government's decision to fine Nigeria Info 99.3FM N5 million over an interview has outraged Nigerians.

The AGF Abubakar Malami responded to a request by SERAP.

The bill was passed at second reading in the House of Representatives.

“SERAP and indeed the general public have a legitimate interest in ascertaining and scrutinizing the veracity..."

The presidency was reacting to a demand that Mr Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the 36 state governors publicly ...

"We urge you to put pressure on the Nigerian authorities to immediately and thoroughly investigate the attacks."

SERAP had argued that "Nigerians are being made to pay for the Chinese loans for failed and abandoned projects..."

“The harassment is emblematic of a broader pattern of official threats to and harassment of Nigerian civil society."

The investigation is part of a broader one that uncovers the sex for grade crises in universities in Nigeria and ...

Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, is being tried by the Nigerian State.

“We urge you to ensure that the public registers contain accurate data and are fully accessible and open to public ...

The ICPC had said it recovered diverted constituency projects.

The government said it spent some of the money to train teachers.

The organisation urged Mr Ganduje to: “prevail on the lawmakers to subordinate their own interests to the public good."

The House had last week passed a bill that would grant life pensions to speakers, deputy speakers and other lawmakers.

“We are concerned that rather than serving the citizens, the appropriation of public funds as security votes over the years ...

SERAP criticises the use of the Cybercrime Act to attack freedom of expression.

Mr Fashola was responding to an FOI request by a civil society group, SERAP.

The group demands removal of immunity for president, vice -president, state governors and deputy governors.