The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lamented that Judicial independence is greatly undermined when judges are no longer able to exercise their functions without fear of reprisals, kidnappings, reprimand or attack on their persons, immediate family and property. In a statement signed
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has appealed to youths to stay off crimes, but defend their rights for the development of the nation. READ ALSO: National Human Rights Commission calls for improved funding The commission made the appeal on Tuesday in Lagos as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2019 […]
Mr Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary (ES), National Human Rights Commission, has urged law enforcement agencies to abide by the rule of law and refrain from disobeying court orders. Ojukwu gave this advice while reacting to the alleged refusal of officials of the Department of state services (DSS) to release on bail the social campaigner Omoyele Sowore […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria through President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, has presented an expenditure framework (2020 Budget) of N10.33 trillion and N8.155 trillion revenue to the joint session of the National Assembly for the approval. The Federal Government adopted a conservative oil price benchmark of US$57 per barrel, daily oil production of an estimate […]
The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and the sub-Chairman, codes and standards of the National Steering Committee on the 2nd peer review of Nigeria under the Africa Peer Review Mechanism, Professor Bem Amgwe graciously invited me to attend a one day workshop on the African peer review standards and codes for […]