Legal counsel for 11 of the 14 deportees, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, is challenging their detention in Ghana’s military camp against their will.
“Nigeria is responsible for grave and systematic violations of women’s and girls’ rights amid multiple mass abductions,” the UN report said.
The federal government has disbursed N330 billion cash transfers to poor and vulnerable Nigerians.
The Lagos government has called for a multi-sectoral approach to tackle sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence across communities.
The Protection Against the Abduction and Missing of Our Children has called for urgent action by security agencies to locate 600 trafficked children from Kano.
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Osun chapter, has issued a three-day warning strike over unpaid entitlements.
The Zamfara government has approved the establishment of the Persons with Disability Board.
The sensitisation was conducted by NGOs such as Women Rights Advancement And Protection, Baobab for Women’s Rights, and the State Sexual Assault Referral Centre
There are arguments that the lack of women in governance contributes to the systemic neglect of issues like sexual violence, maternal health, education for girls, and social protection.
Mr Ojukwu noted that the commission received 365,224 complaints of human rights violations in August.
