•Tinubu and Wike The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to withdraw the threat to shut down 34 foreign embassies in Abuja over ground rent debts. The group’s reaction followed recent revelations by the FCTA that at least ...
•Eedris, Seyi and Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against the National Broadcasting Commission over its controversial ban on the song “Tell Your Papa” by rap artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem. The song, which criticises the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, was prohibited from being broadc...
•SERAP logo and Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the federal government and the National Broadcasting Commission to reverse the ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest protest song, “Tell Your Papa.” The organisation made this known in a post via its official X handle yesterday, hours aft...
•Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reject the recently approved $1.08 billion World Bank loan and instead direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly investigate the alle...
•Tinubu A former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adolphus Wabara, yesterday, faulted President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a strongly worded statement yesterday, Wabara insisted that Tinubu’s actions violated the fundamental principles of Nig...
•Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a non-profit organisation, has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to suspend the implementation of the increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees, pending the hearing and determination of...
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, yesterday defended the decision to approve a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecom services, despite widespread backlash and legal threats from advocacy groups and subscribers. Minister Tijani, who appeared before lawmakers to defend the ministry’s budget, explained t...
•Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Bola Tinubu 48 hours to reverse the recent 50% telcos tariff hike. SERAP, in a statement, said failure to do so by the Tinubu administration means they will be charged in court, reports Vanguard. “The Tinubu administration and telcos must immediately rever...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Police to stop harassing and threatening Amnesty International, because they (Amnesty International) were defending Nigerians’ rights. The call is coming against the backdrop of the Police’s demand for Amnesty International to apologise o...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a Lagos-based non-profit organisation, has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825 billion and $2.5 billion meant for ‘refinery rehabilitation’ and other oil revenues, as documented in ...

