Browsing Category
Human Rights
34 posts
Stakeholders seek human rights, environmental justice in Niger Delta
Stakeholders, including church leaders from the Niger Delta region, have called for decisive action against environmental and human…
One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination…
FG restates commitment to reform NIS
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government is committed to implementing various reforms in…
NPC seeks climate resilience, data-driven policies to manage population growth
The National Population Commission (NPC) chairman, Nasir Isa Kwarra, has called for urgent strategic investments in healthcare, education,…
Nigeria, ILO launch website, app to combat child labour
The federal government, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), launched a National Child Labour website and…
Lagos signs organ transplantation, four other bills into law
Lagos State Attorney-General, Lawal Pedro, says the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill has been signed into law…
At least 68 journalist killings in 2024, UNESCO reports
For the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing…
Army releases investigative journalist Soyombo
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos The Nigerian Army today released the Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ),…
Gender equality: Distant, yet achievable
While progress has been made worldwide on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment, critical gender gaps remain…
Nigeria fails to submit four backlog reports on child rights to UN
The federal government says it is working to submit a backlog of reports on the rights of Nigerian…