NHRC
9 Mar
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised the alarm over the increasing rate of child abandonment in Nigeria, saying that it received 339 complaints concerning the issue in February 2024.
22 Feb
Secondary school pupils in Bauchi State have been trained on curbing, prevention and reporting of human rights violations in their immediate environment.
21 Feb
To combat escalating food prices in the country, plans are underway by the Federal Government to release fresh 60,000 tonnes of grains to complement the 42,000 tonnes earlier released from its silos.
2 Jan
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.
14 Dec
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed worries over alleged deliberate failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prosecute electoral offenders.
14 Dec
Assistant Chief Legal Officer, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mrs Hembafan Jande-Tingir, has called for collaboration among stakeholders in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).
12 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.
9 Dec
Eight months after the gruesome murder of Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami by unknown assailants, the Centre for Human and Social- Economic Rights (CHSR), has appealed to the Lagos State Police Command and National Human Rights Commission
8 Dec
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has cautioned against censoring the operations of civil society organisations in Nigeria.
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.