SERAP Rejects Court Ruling, Moves to Appeal N100m Defamation Damages
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has rejected a Federal Capital Territory High Court judgment ordering it to pay N100 million in damages to officials of the Department of State Services over alleged defamation, describing the ruling as flawed and a threat to civic space. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court in Abuja […]
SERAP, NGE Urge Tinubu, Governors to Protect Journalists, Tackle Insecurity
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have called on the administration of Bola Tinubu, state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to urgently safeguard press freedom and address worsening insecurity across parts of northern Nigeria. The call was made in a joint statement to mark World […]
