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A prominent rights group has urged the National Assembly to withdraw a controversial draft data protection law immediately. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project described the proposed legislation as a deceptive backdoor attempt to regulate social media networks. The organisation warned that the bill grants state regulators sweeping powers to censor online expression and shut…
The Nigerian Senate returns from recess on Tuesday to confront an uncomfortable question that has exposed weaknesses across the machinery of government: how did a body the Presidency insists never existed secure N1,302,978,784 in the 2026 Appropriation Act, pass through the Budget Office and the National Assembly, and operate from an office inside the…
The Department of State Services has distanced itself from the remand of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore at the Kuje Custodial Centre, insisting that his detention flowed entirely from court proceedings rather than any action by the agency, even as it ordered an investigation into the conduct of operatives filmed during chaotic scenes at…
Three years after a court order and months into contempt proceedings, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a fresh 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Finance, demanding full disclosure of all Nigerian contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and vendors who received payments under the controversial $460 million Abuja CCTV project. In a…
The National Broadcasting Commission has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court ruling that temporarily barred it from enforcing controversial sections of the 6th Edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, escalating a legal battle that has placed press freedom at the centre of Nigeria’s regulatory debate. The commission filed its Notice of Appeal…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has formally challenged a N100 million defamation judgment delivered against it by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, filing an appeal at the Court of Appeal and simultaneously seeking a stay of execution pending the outcome of the case. In a statement issued on…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have launched a legal offensive against the National Broadcasting Commission. The groups filed suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos on April 24, 2026, challenging the regulator’s authority to police editorial opinion. They argue that the NBC’s recent threats to sanction stations…
A formal notice issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on April 17, 2026, warning broadcasters against expressing personal opinions, allegedly intimidating guests, or deviating from neutrality, has triggered sharp condemnation from former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and Amnesty International. The commission, citing a rise in breaches of…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate the suspected diversion of ₦2.9 billion at two federal agencies. The demand targets the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT) and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA). SERAP cited findings from a 2025 Auditor-General report detailing systemic financial mismanagement. The group gave…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded transparency and accountability regarding the six-month administration of Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), and alleged spending of over N302 billion received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). SERAP disclosed that the Rivers State Accountant-General and the Ministry of Budget and…
