As Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate the 2025 International Humanitarian Day, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has paid tribute to the selfless dedication and sacrifices of humanitarian workers worldwide. In a statement to commemorate the day in Abuja Tuesday, Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr. Tony Ojukwu said humanitarian workers are heroes […]
By Tunde Opalana Businesses in Nigeria have been highlighted as one of the principal violators of human rights in the country. An international human rights scholar and former senior United Nations envoy, Prof. Uchenna Emelonye said this at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria (NHRC) and […]
By Emma Okereh The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu, has emphasized the need for urgent attention to the plight of refugees and forcibly displaced persons in Nigeria. He stated this as Nigeria joins the rest of the global community to commemorate the 2025 World Refugee Day, According to […]
By Emma Okereh As Nigeria joins the rest of the global community to commemorate the 2025 World Press Freedom Day, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is advocating for the establishment of ethical and legal frameworks to address the myriad of challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony […]
By Emma Okereh As the global community commemorates the 2025 International Labour Day otherwise known as Workers Day, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) extends its solidarity to all Nigerian workers whose untiring commitment continues to drive the nation’s progress, even amidst daunting economic challenges. In his remark to commemorate the Day, the Executive Secretary […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Special Investigative panel has alerted the Federal Government that over 5,000 insurgents are languishing in various military facilities in the North Eastern region of the country. Some of the insurgents were said to be suffering from tuberculosis and other ailments. Chairman of the Special Independent Investigation […]
BY ORIAKU IJELE Cases revolving around violation of human rights in Nigeria are on the rise, following a recent revelation by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC. According to the agency, it received reports of 305,300 alleged human rights violations in September across the country. According to figures released in the September dashboard report on […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State, said it received 618 complaints of alleged human rights abuses from July to date. The NHRC State Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, made this known in an interview on Saturday in Kano. He said that 480 of the cases had been treated, while 138 were pending. Abdullahi […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed on Friday in Abuja that the country recorded 1,580 human rights violations in the six geopolitical zones in the March alone. The rights violations included killings , kidnapping, domestic violence , abductions, children’s right among others. Making this public at the National Human Rights Commission […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State, said it received 351 complaints of alleged human rights abuses from January to March. The NHRC state Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, stated this in an interview on Sunday in Kano. He said that while 240 out of the 351 cases had been treated, 111 were pending. […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has said that not less than 88 persons were killed during the February 25 and March 18 general election in the country. This was disclosed at the NHRC’ s Monthly Review Forum for March 2023 where reports of human rights violations were presented to the public […]
BAndrew Orolua,Abuja. The National Human Rights Commission NHRC , said its recorded vote buying in 42 locations across the country during last Saturday presidential and National Assembly elections. Human Rights Monitors saw the vote buying, particularly in Lagos, Imo, Sokoto, Jigawa, Edo, Nasarawa, Jigawa and Kogi states. “Voters were offered money or other incentives to […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried the recent attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, asking the Federal Government to track down the perpetrators of the crime. In a statement on Thursday, the NHRC Governing Council charged the Federal Government to step up to its constitutional role of protecting lives […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the management of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of his continuous support in its efforts to get closer to the people in order to assuage their grievances. The President gave the assurance when he received in audience the Governing Council of the Commission in the Presidential Villa, Abuja on […]
The Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Lagos State, Mr Lucas Koyejo, has advised residents in the state to speak out whenever their rights are violated. Koyejo gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, on Friday, on the sidelines of a road walk to mark the International […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the prosecution of those behind what it called the unlawful invasion of the Abuja residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili. Mr Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, made the call on Monday in a statement signed by Mrs Fatimah […]
A Nigerian leading human rights movement, the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), has said that Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka got it wrong on his calls that famous Pastor Temitope Joshua should be tried by the law court over the collapse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations. The rights group in a statement on […]
A petitioner, Francis Awulu, told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s Independent panel, that he was asked to pay N1, 000 as a” gate fee” every time he visits his late brother in the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) cell. The panel is investigating alleged human rights violations by the disbanded SARS and other units of […]
The north -central office of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), said it had begun investigation into the killing of Rinji Bala, a 300 level student of the University of Jos. Mrs. Grace Pam, its zonal coordinator, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos, adding that the action had contravened the fundamental right […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has released a 10- page policy document for the protection of the human rights of COVID-19 patients in treatment and isolation centres in Nigeria. According to Tony Ojukwu, the executive secretary of the commission, the release of the document became necessary due to protests by patients of COVID-19 and […]