SERAP Sues Federal Government at ECOWAS Court Over Alleged ₦78.8bn Cash Transfer Irregularities

SERAP has dragged the Federal Government before the ECOWAS Court over alleged financial irregularities involving ₦78.8 billion allocated to cash-transfer programmes for vulnerable Nigerians. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice over alleged diversion, irregular expenditure, and failure to account for more than...

• SERAP has dragged the Federal Government before the ECOWAS Court over alleged financial irregularities involving ₦78.8 billion allocated to cash-transfer programmes for vulnerable Nigerians.
• The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice over alleged diversion, irregular expenditure, and failure to account for more than ₦78.8 billion allocated to social protection and cash-transfer programmes across Nigeria.The lawsuit, numbered ECW/CCJ/APP/42/26, follows findings contained in the Auditor-General of the Federation's 2024 Annual Report, published on August 7, 2026.
• The report raised concerns about financial transactions involving the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO), and the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO).According to SERAP, approximately ₦33.751 billion reportedly transferred to more than 3.2 million households across 35 states in 2023 lacked adequate supporting documentation for verification.