First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has pledged federal commitment to eradicating FGM, warning millions of Nigerian girls remain at ...

The year put Nigeria's commitment to democratic values--respect for human rights, the rule of law, and press freedom-- to test. With growing economic pressures resulting from high inflation and ...

The Media Rights Agenda, MRA, has called on the Nigerian government at both federal and state levels to take legitimate steps ...

I didn't expect to find children, let alone toddlers, in a state-run institution for adults in Kano, northern Nigeria. One of ...

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning to officers of the Nigeria Police Force against carrying rifles while dressed in civilian attire (mufti) and engaging in ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received over two million human rights violation complaints in 2024.

crèches enable working mothers to effectively manage their professional responsibilities while ensuring their children's care ...

Human rights groups in Nigeria are condemning a pattern of civilian deaths from airstrikes in the northeast, and are calling for an impartial investigation of the military's operations.

Similar airstrikes have killed hundreds of people in Nigeria. They have been carried ... one of the first on the scene, told Human Rights Watch that he found 17 dead bodies and over 30 others ...

These pressures tested Nigeria’s governance and shaped perceptions about the nation’s commitment to human rights and other democratic values. Data from the National Human Rights Commission ...