Human Rights

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has approved the release of N2.321 billion for the settlement of pension entitlements, gratuities, and death benefits to retirees and families of deceased civil …

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has disbursed N5.6 billion to settle outstanding severance and gratuity entitlements, including accommodation and leave allowances, owed to 1,198 former councillors who served between …

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has raised the alarm over disturbing reports of rape, assault, and forced drugging of Nigerian girls allegedly held in deportation camps in New Delhi, …

The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) is devastated and outraged by the tragic and avoidable death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a brilliant young lawyer and rising journalist …

The Women Advocate Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) Africa joined the global community in commemorating World Abortion Day, using the occasion to urgently appeal to the Lagos State Government to …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ondo State Council and its affiliated unions have formally asked  Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the immediate increase in the minimum wage for Ondo State workers …

Kano State Government has donated N2 million and assorted relief items to support persons living with spinal cord injuries as part of activities marking the 2025 International Spinal Cord Injury …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Amnesty International have urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, …

Isiyaku Ahmed The Kogi NGOs Network (KONGONET), the umbrella body of civil society organizations in the state, has expressed concern over the ongoing dispute between the Association of Persons Living …

Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 61-year-old teacher, Igwe Ngozi, to 14 years imprisonment for sexual assault of …