Withdraw foreign aid bill immediately - SERAP, NGE tell Akpabio, others

The Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026 has been criticized by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). In an open letter, they urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to reject the bill, calling it unconstitutional and harmful to media freedom. Sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, the bill imposes disclosure requirements on organizations receiving foreign aid and could increase government pressure on independent media.