Senate bans pedophiles, rapists from working with children
The Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Child Right Act of 2003, banning persons convicted of sexual offence from working with children. This […]
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Lagos, Police halt planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest, counter rallies
…Individuals, Corporate Bodies Inciting Destruction To Be Prosecuted, Pay Damages – State Govt …CP Reads Riot Acts To Opposing Groups The Lagos State Government has […]
IGP commissions Nigeria Police PR School in Nasarawa
By Chimezie Godfrey The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, mni has commissioned the newly constructed Nigeria Police Public Relations School, Lafia, Nasarawa State. […]
Oil spill: Environmental Rights group hails Judgement against Shell
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), an NGO, has described as a healthy development the recent judgement by the Netherland’s court of […]
Accountant General defies court, Minister’s order on payment to NEMA Spokesperson
The Accountant General of the Federation, (AGF), Ahmed Idris has reportedly defied an order of the court and that of Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed […]
INEC commiserates with CSOs on the death of rights advocate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commiserated with Nigeria’s civil society community on the death of Mrs Esther Uzoma, a gender rights advocate. Uzoma was […]
Power struggle leaves U.N. rights body without leader
Russia and China have opposed a candidate from Fiji seen as a staunch human rights defender to lead the top U.N. rights body, diplomats and […]
SERAP drags FG to UN over arbitrary detention, torture of Sowore, others
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent “an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arbitrary detention, […]
ICC aggravating Nigeria’s security challenges–FG
The Federal Government says the International Criminal Court (ICC) and some human rights organisations have colluded to aggravate the security challenges facing the country. […]
Group calls for global feasibility, implementation of human rights
Ms May Ikokwu, the Chief Executive Officer, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), on Thursday, called for global feasibility and implementation of human rights for justice […]
Stiff penalties on rights’ violators will curb impunity, says NHRC boss
The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, has called for stiffer penalties against human rights violators to curb impunity in the […]
NGO sensitises pupils on rights of adolescents
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Reaching and Empowering Adolescents to Make Choice for their Health in Nigeria (REACH), on Saturday sensitised a group of pupils in […]
NCC’s Twitter account restored – Official
The Twitter account of the Nigerian Communications Commission, @NgComCommission, has been restored. This followed a temporary suspension by Twitter, a decision taken to ensure the […]
Reps move to protect child rights, eradicate street begging
The House of Representatives on Tuesday began the process of eradicating child destitution and child rights violations in the country with a public hearing to […]
Looting: Govt inaugurates Task Force to recovery looted items in Taraba
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo The Taraba State government on Friday inaugurated an eleven-man task force to assess the level of damage done by the activities […]
AU youth envoy urges African leaders to protect young peoples’ rights
Ms Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Envoy, has urged African leaders to always protect the rights of young people to promote youth development in the […]
NGO urges security agencies to respect fundamental human rights of Nigerians
A Non-governmental Organisation, Avocats Sans Frontieres France (ASF)/, has stressed the need for security agencies to respect the fundamental human rights of Nigerians in the […]
#EndSARS: Diri constitutes Judicial Panel, heads security, rights’ committee
The Bayelsa Government has constituted a judicial panel of inquiry as well as a special security and human rights committee in response to the demands […]
Ortom inaugurates judicial panel on rights violation
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Wednesday inaugurated a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate alleged human rights violation by the police, especially the defunct […]
#EndSARS: We will not allow anarchy in Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government has warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS […]
Minister expresses concern over health of Nigerian women
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has expressed concern over the health of Nigerian women, identifying ignorance, high cost of healthcare and inadequate […]
Centre trains 50 people to end SGBV in Lagos communities
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has trained 50 people toward ending Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) against women and […]
NHRC receives 1m rights violations yearly, urges support to fight menace
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it receives more than one million complaints of human rights violations each year. The Executive Secretary of the […]
Ondo Governorship Election: Rights activist advises against vote buying
Ahead of the Oct. 10 Ondo State governorship election, human rights activist, Mr Bakari Mohammed, has advised the electorate to desist from selling their votes, […]
Group solicits protective space for women, equal rights
A collation of women and gender groups on Saturday called on government at all levels to ensure adequate protective space for women and girls against […]