SERAP, a human rights organisation, brought a case against the Nigerian Government and Nigeria’s Universal Basic Education Commission to The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice. A key part of the complaint was that the Universal Basic Education Commission, which was responsible for funding basic education in Nigeria, had mismanaged the national […]
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Section 10 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act of Nigeria: This prohibits all kinds of bribery and gratification of public servants or private entities. Section 23 of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Act also imposes a duty to report bribery and contains sanctions for those who unreasonably fail to report bribery and corruption.
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In 2009, a US engineering company named KBR pleaded guilty in a US court to charges arising out of the payment of $180m in bribes to Nigerian officials over the course of ten years, in order to win contracts to build and expand a liquefied natural gas terminal. KBR and its parent company agreed to […]
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In Nigeria, the ICPC is an independent body that can start investigations and bring criminal prosecutions against persons and organisations suspected of corrupt practices. They have a section on their website where you can: Provide them with a “tip” on a corrupt action you believe has happened; or Submit a petition to get the ICPC to start […]
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Two civil society organisations, the IHRDA and WARDC, brought a case to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on behalf of Mary Sunday. Mary Sunday was a Nigerian woman who was subjected to domestic violence by her husband, a policeman. She complained to local law enforcement authorities in Nigeria but they were unwilling to investigate […]
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In the process of challenging the Nigerian government’s human rights abuses and complicity in environmental destruction in the Niger Delta, a diverse group of communities came together to exercise their voice and hold the government accountable before the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. The case succeeded on putting the governments abuses on record, […]
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Article 35 outlines states that someone can be detained: When they been sentenced by a court after they’ve been found guilty; For the purpose of bringing him before a court because of a court order or where there is reasonable suspicion the person has committed a criminal offence; If detention is reasonably necessary to prevent a […]
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This pamphlet provides a brief overview on the issue of bail in Nigeria. It’s a useful starting point for readers in Nigeria.
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Nigerian legislation on the scope of police powers of arrest.
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A 2015 review of the status of FoI legislation and practice in African countries.
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