The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lauded the swift actions taken by Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo following the recent mob killing of some travelers in the state. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu, made this…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lexpressed concern over the proposal by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) for the death penalty for those involved in the sale of counterfeit drugs. The Executive Secretary of…
The Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu is not interfering with the independence of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), an official has said. Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, said this on…
The National human rights commission (NHRC) received 1,223 complaints on child abandonment in December 2024. The figure was given by the senior human rights adviser to the Commission Mr Hilary Ogbonna at the presentation of the December dashboard report prepared…
No fewer than 582 cases of right violations, including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) were recorded in Adamawa, according to National Human Right Commission (NHRC). Mss Grace Mamza, the NHRC state Coordinator, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Omobolaji Adekunle The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, has reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment towards combating gender-based violence in the State through effective legislation and other quasi- judicial activities. Elemide, represented by his Deputy,…
A recent report from Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has painted a grim picture of a nation in crisis. Over the first nine months of 2024, Nigeria recorded a staggering 1,712 cases of kidnapping and 1,463 murders. These are…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday expressed concern over the rising cases of human rights violations in the month of April. Mr Hilary Ogbonna, senior Human rights adviser to the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, raised the concerns…
The latest findings unveiled by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) during its monthly dashboard meeting paint a concerning picture of human rights violations in Nigeria, specifically in March 2024. The alarming figure of 1,580 recorded violations across the nation’s…
The National Human Rights Commission in Kano State said it received 2,250 complaints of alleged human rights abuses from January to December 2023. The NHRC State Coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, made this known in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in…
