Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has joined the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to empowering women and promoting gender inclusion across the …
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International Women’s Day: GRACO Urges Collective Action To Strengthen Women Participation in Governance
As the world commemorates the 2026 International Women’s Day, the Grassroots Center for Rights & Civic Orientation (GRACO) joins millions around the globe in celebrating the contributions, resilience, and leadership …
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over “the failure to withdraw the patently unlawful mass phone-tapping rules known as …
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Youth Charter Calls for Commonwealth, African Action to Empower Women, Girls Through Sport
On International Women’s Day 2026, the UK-based international NGO Youth Charter is calling for a new Commonwealth and African partnership to empower women and girls through sport, martial arts, and …
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IWD 2026: Media Rights Agenda Calls for Gender-Responsive Information Systems
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Sunday called on Federal and State Governments to take measures to address various challenges in the information ecosystem, which impede access to information and the …
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Okpoko Residents in Anambra Drag EEDC, 10 Others to Court Over Prolonged Blackout
Residents of Okpoko community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have dragged the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and 10 others before the Federal High Court in Awka …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi, on Friday, arraigned the quartet of Babatunde Olukunle Oyefolu, Babayemi Isaac Olatunde Ezekiel Abaki, and Plural Oil Marketing …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has handed over the sum of N279 million (Two Hundred and Seventy-nine Million ) to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the …
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Musa Na Allah, Sokoto To reinforce Nigeria’s fight against poliomyelitis, Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has approved the full deployment of members of the State Executive Council and Special Advisers …
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Launch of DFF’s Digital Democracy Hub: Human Rights Defenders Strategize For Strategic Litigation
Armsfree Ajanaku and Alexandra Giannopoulou For two days in February, human rights activists, journalists, legal experts, and litigators from Europe, Africa and the Americas defied the freezing temperatures of Berlin …