Kolawole Oluwadare

SERAP sues Nigerian govt at ECOWAS Court over ‘misuse of Cybercrimes Act’

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SERAP sues Nigerian govt at ECOWAS Court over ‘misuse of Cybercrimes Act’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s 36 governors over “the repressive use of the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 to criminalise legitimate expression and violate the human rights of Nigerians, including activists, journalists, bloggers and social media users.” The ECOWAS Court had, in … Read more

SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over lawmakers’ illegal allowances

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SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over lawmakers’ illegal allowances

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs, and the failure to account for the monthly … Read more