The groups also warned that they would consider legal action if the bill is passed into law despite the constitutional and human rights concerns they raised.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged the National Assembly to reject and withdraw the Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026 (SB.1034), describing it as unnecessary, unconstitutional and a threat to civic space and media freedom.
The groups also warned that they would consider legal action if the bill is passed into law despite the constitutional and human rights concerns they raised.
In a joint open letter dated August 29, 2026 and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare and NGE General Secretary Onuoha Ukeh, the organisations urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to immediately stop the bill.
“Although the Bill is presented in the guise of promoting transparency, it would establish an extensive framework for governmental control over civil society organisations and private entities receiving foreign assistance,” they said.
