Human Rights

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu, has commended Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, for his administration’s unwavering commitment to the promotion and …

Kano State Government has refuted a report by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), which listed Kano among states where press freedom is under threat. Addressing journalists on …

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Center for Journalism Innovation and Development, with support from the Netherlands Embassy, has released its latest report on the state of press …

Isiyaku Ahmed The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has laid the foundation for the Abuja Original Inhabitants Heritage Centre, a landmark initiative aimed at preserving the …

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed Cherubim and Seraphim King of Kings Church, located on No. 24, Georgius Cole Street, Ifako Ijaye, for noise pollution. The closure …

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned the arrest of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student in Agricultural Economy and Extension at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai …

The National Emergency Management Agency has received a total of 147 stranded Nigerians from Libya as part of the ongoing Assisted Voluntary Return initiative. This was supported by the International …

The Nigerian Senate has proposed life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, with no option of fine, in a major move to strengthen child protection laws. The proposal …

The  Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the decision of a Kano Magistrate Court ordering two popular TikTok creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to get married within 60 …

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) strongly condemns the unjust arrest and continued detention of journalist Ibrahim Ishaq Danuwa Rano by officers of the Nigeria Police, Zone One …