Tag: SERAP

SERAP Sues NCC Over Telecom Tariff Hike

Ganiyu Amodu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the 50 percent hike in telecom tariffs approved by the regulatory body. According to a statement by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the suit, filed on January 26, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeks to challenge the increase, which was recently authorized by the NCC. The new tariff structure raises the average cost of calls from N11 to N16.5 per minute, the price of 1GB of data from N287.5…

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Why We Visited SERAP’s Abuja Office – DSS

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Department of State Services, DSS, has provided an explanation as to why its personnel visited the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, in Abuja. On Monday, the operatives of the DSS stormed the office of SERAP in Abuja. The report had it that the officers were demanding to see the rights group’s directors In a statement released on Tuesday, the secret police challenged SERAP’s narrative, clarifying that unarmed members of the service were conducting a routine investigation. It said, “The Department of State Services (DSS) has…

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DSS Occupies SERAP Office In Abuja, Demands Access To Directors

ADEOLA YUSUF

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly taken control of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), demanding access to the organization’s directors. The information was contained in a tweet from SERAP’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, stating that DSS officers were present at their office and requesting access to the organization’s directors. SERAP has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately intervene and direct the DSS to halt what it described as an unwarranted attack on its rights and those of…

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SERAP Asks Tinubu To Probe $1.5bn World Bank Loan To States, FCT

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the $1.5bn World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory. The group also urged Tinubu to probe the “alleged mismanagement of the Chinese loans of $3.121bn obtained by the Federal Government.” SERAP asked the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate” how the loan was spent, thereby reducing “poverty and social protection across…

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National grid: SERAP sues Buhari over missing N11trn electricity fund

Ganiyu Amodu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over failure to probe alleged missing N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply since 1999 believed to have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets. Nigerian cities have repeatedly been plunged into darkness as the electricity grid has reportedly collapsed at least three times in five months, and 130 times in seven years. According to the World Bank, epileptic power supply costs businesses in Nigeria about $29 billion yearly. Joined in the suit as Respondent is Mr…

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Nigerian Government Ignores 7 Court Judgments on Rights Abuse, FoI – SERAP

Ayobami Adedinni

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has accused the Nigerian Government of ignoring court judgments against it. Platforms  Africa reports that Deputy Director at SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare, who said this in Lagos at a Media Roundtable on promoting transparency and accountability in the education, water and health sectors in Nigeria, added that seven judgements are yet to be obeyed by government while the group has over 40 pending lawsuits. “For every lawsuit, it will be preceded by a letter of advocacy asking them to respond to issues. It’s when that…

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