SERAP gives Akpabio, Abbas ultimatum to disclose monthly running costs of Nigeria’s National Assembly

In a statement dated 17th August 2024, signed by an organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s (SERAP’s) Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to disclose the “exact amount of monthly running costs” allocated to members of the National Assembly. […]

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Niger coup plotters dismiss ECOWAS ultimatum, threat as mere bluffing

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, at an extraordinary meeting on Sunday, in Abuja, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Niger Republic military to release and reinstate President Mohammed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and government of the landlocked state. Besides the seven-day ultimatum, the ECOWAS […]

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HURIWA gives ultimatum to Nigerian govt to arrest Asari-Dokubo or face protest

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Nigerian government, for the immediate arrest of ex-Niger Delta  agitator, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo. The group threatened that should the Nigerian government refuse to arrest Asari-Dokubu as it demanded, it would mobilise its members to embark on a nationwide protest across all 36 states […]

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Ijaw youths give oil companies ultimatum to vacate Niger Delta region

The Ijaw Youth Council has given the international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta an ultimatum to vacate the region. The council said the notice is in line with the 30 days ultimatum handed to the Federal Government to inaugurate a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The commission had been […]

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