The refusal of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal to resign from office and the reluctance of President Muhammadu Buhari to drop him has continued to generate reactions among Nigerians.
The Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP have appealed to the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, to prevail on the federal government to end the ongoing intimidation and harassment of journalists.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, says it is worried by the revelation that federal judges in the country have not received their salaries and allowances in the last four months,threatening to sue the federal government if the situation remain unchanged.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, a non-governmental organisation, has faulted the attorney-general of the federation and minister...