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Days after his release from custody, he was captured in a video circulating on social media, showing him ministering to ...

The NHRC noted that the Nigerian State governor's closure of the radio station could lead to “increased government opacity, reduced ...

Freedom from arbitrary arrest received Nigeria’s lowest score in this category at 2.5, placing the country among the lowest ranked ...

The NHRC reminded the government of its fundamental duty to protect its citizens.

The dashboard reported 44,295 displacements, with 1,460 individuals complaining of human rights violations from February to April 2025.

The commission said the figure is five per cent higher than the 261,483 violations recorded in April.

The NHRC said the killings in Benue and Plateau states callled for government's drastic action to avoid their normalisation.

NHRC expressed sympathy for workers over their plights, particularly the challenges of reduced purchasing power due to inflation, which makes ...

He noted that where local manufacturing is not yet feasible, the government should support research into new drug development

In March, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Mr Jackson for the murder of a herdsman, Babu Bawuro, in ...

“We call on the government to take concrete steps to prevent such incidents in the future," the NHRC said.

The NAP is a policy document developed under the recommendations of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993), which ...

They made the call at a national roundtable discussion centred on enhancing access to justice in Nigeria.

"But between January and February, we have seen an upsurge in the reports that we did," Mr Ogbonna said.

It marks a 100 percent decrease from the complaints the commission received in December 2024, but 1,000 increase on year-on-year ...

This represents a remarkable increase compared to the 1,147 complaints received by the commission in January 2024.

The NHRC held an event commemorating Human Rights Day, which is marked annually on 10 December.

The minister made this call as part of a broader recommendation to the National Assembly to adopt a humane approach ...

Nigerian journalists have increasingly raised concerns over censorship and attacks on the media, which has worsened in recent times

The PSC boss spoke during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

The NHRC and rights advocates made the call for protection of digital rights amid concerns about digital censorship, interference and ...

“The Human rights violation data continues to rise, we wish this is one data that we wouldn't want to grow, ...

"As we explore the data, let us not lose sight of the human stories behind these numbers."

The NHRC says peaceful protest is a right of every Nigerian.

About 60 of the cases received during the period under review were on abandonment of family responsibility and domestic violence.