NHRC

April 29, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has formally asked the Senate to confirm 15 nominees for appointment to the board and leadership of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in a major move to reconstitute the country’s foremost...

March 07, (THEWILL) – The National Human Rights Commission has begun gathering data on human rights violations and abuses affecting Internally Displaced Persons and refugees across four states in Nigeria’s North-East region. The exercise, according to the...

November 13, (THEWILL) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reported a sharp rise in killings, kidnappings and incidents of abandoned children in Nigeria. Presenting its data in Abuja, on Wednesday, at a civil society consultation on human rights,...

September 12, (THEWILL) – An Ushongo-based businessman, Mr. Dominic Loko, has petitioned the Benue State Commissioner of Police (CP), Hasan Yabanet, and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate the alleged attempted murder, inhuman treatment, and assault meted...

May 22, (THEWILL) - The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr. Tony Ojukwu, has said respecting human rights in counter-insurgency operations will significantly reduce the humanitarian consequences of the conflict. Ojukwu stated this during a...

December 12, (THEWILL) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says the country needs more experts in sign language interpretation. Cross River State Coordinator of NHRC, Mr Remi Ajuga, disclosed this in Calabar, during a one-day meeting for dissemination of...

October 17, (THEWILL) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is to establish a national register against hate speech and to promote normative principles, as well as a framework for the 2023 general election. The Executive Secretary of the Commission,...