NHRC
6 Dec
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the federal legislature to immediately amend the 1999 Constitution to strengthen the rights of Nigerians.
6 Dec
About two weeks ago, Mr Olumide Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), at the International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Paris, France, lamented that only by sheer luck will the Nigerian judiciary
1 Dec
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that Abia State ranks highest on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) rating among the five South-eastern states.
1 Dec
It’s really worrisome that the number of people who can’t access justice is quite enormous. It’s very disturbing despite the fact that the constitution makes provision to assist people who cannot ordinarily afford legal representation.
1 Nov
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received reports from 16 out of 29 states on #EndSARS panels.
24 Oct 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it received 1,547 complaints of alleged human rights abuses from January to October 2023 in Kano State. The NHRC State Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano. He said out of the 1,547 cases,…
3 Oct 2023
Tony Ojukwu (SAN), executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried low budgetary allocation to the commission.
20 Sep 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said that irregular migration is caused by problems such as poverty, inequalities, conflict, and a few others. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN), has also identified economic and political vulnerabilities such as human insecurity as the major triggers to irregular migration, trafficking and…
12 Sep 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has revealed plans to collaborate closely with the United States (U.S) Embassy so as to advance Human Rights in Nigeria. This was disclosed on X (formerly Twitter) following Tuesday's working visit of the newly-appointed Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S Embassy, Mr. Timothy Smith to the office…
21 Aug 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over increasing cases of child abandonment in Gombe state.
2 Aug 2023
Former National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, has warned that current level of ethnicity and tribalism could threaten Nigeria's corporate existence. He lamented that the country is "a genocide theatre waiting to happen”, even as he called for urgent reset. Odinkalu, a guest speaker, at the 10th anniversary lecture organised by…
26 Jul 2023
Executive Secretary of Nigerian Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, has urged the President Bola Tinubu administration to adopt policies that ensure protection of civilians during conflicts, in line with international best practices.
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Despite the exodus of university teachers and attendant shortage of manpower in public universities nationwide, the non-retention policy of the Federal Government has caused over 5,032 first-class graduates to languish in the job market and far away from the tertiary institutions that erstwhile retained them.
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As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
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Data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) suggest the economy may be relapsing to cash hoarding again a year after the chronic currency scarcity even as the proportion of currency in circulation that is held outside the banking system has returned to the pre-naira redesign level.
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As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2024 World Malaria Day, the progress in national malaria control is being threatened by the continued rising cost of anti-malaria drugs, which have gone beyond the reach of many Nigerians.
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African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth.
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Ahead of May Day next week, workers are demanding a country that works for all and not just for some privileged few.
36 mins ago
The NPFL has fined Kwara United N6 million for allegedly thwarting the live broadcast of their week 31 game against Akwa United.
37 mins ago
To achieve the global malaria targets 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Malaria Programme has launched a new operational strategy that will change the trajectory of malaria trends.
37 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
38 mins ago
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.