U.S. Department of State says Nigeria assisted only 675 of the 2,004 victims of human trafficking identified during the reporting period, despite allocating N233 million.
The United Nations General Assembly endorsed landmark declarations on sea-level rise, combating racial discrimination, and preparing for pandemics globally.
An 87-year-old man, Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a nine-year-old girl at Ofankor, a suburb of Accra, Ghana.
Human Rights Watch said Burundi had yet to implement reforms to address human rights abuse concerns.
“We also urge the full implementation of the National Mental Health Act and Policy, with clear accountability,” Mr Ojukwu said.
The NLC and NUT described the directive as “unconstitutional, illegal, provocative and unenforceable”.
The United States condemned an armed attack on World Food Programme workers and the looting of humanitarian assistance in Chuilbong, Jonglei State, South Sudan.
Maryam Umar, a student with a limb difference, is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Gombe State University.
Kano residents have called for an end to child marriage, improved access to education and stronger protection of girls to secure their rights and future.
“Together, let us defend the right of all girls to a childhood, and ensure every daughter, every sister, grows up free to shape her own future,’’ he said.
