Monday, September 21, 2026

Rights

August 10, 2026

Climate group urges govt to tax oil companies more as El Niño droughts hit harvests, food prices

“The public wants polluters to pay for it. With Big Oil’s earnings skyrocketing while a global food crisis looms, now is the time to act,” said 350.org.

Drought, 350.org
August 10, 2026

NIS sends passport officers from Nigeria to UK to clear application backlog

The Nigeria Immigration Service has deployed a team of passport officials to the UK to clear the mounting backlog of unprocessed applications, according to a statement on Sunday.

Nigeria Immigration Service
August 8, 2026

Group advocates quality education for Nigerian children

The group said quality education should be a right of every Nigerian child and not a privilege.

kids inside classroom
August 7, 2026

UNILAG, CELSIR conclude ‘Voices Beyond Walls’ programme in Kirikiri

Participants were regarded as learners rather than inmates.

Image used to illustrate the story
August 7, 2026

NAPTIP urges journalists to drive anti-SGBV campaign

NAPTIP has urged journalists to intensify the coverage of sexual and gender-based violence and human trafficking cases.

NAPTIP agents
August 7, 2026

Yobe man arrested for shooting wife’s alleged lover in jealousy attack

The police command in Yobe has arrested five suspects in separate operations over alleged fraud and vandalism of electricity infrastructure.

Armed cops in Kaduna
August 7, 2026

Coalition demands digital rights as Zambia cracks down on journalists ahead of elections

Net Rights Coalition has urged the Zambian government to uphold digital rights ahead of the August 13 general elections.

August 7, 2026

Court hits Meta with $567 million fine for fuelling youth mental health crisis

Just as noxious pollution produced by the factory can harm the common public right to reasonably clean air, Meta’s effect on children is damaging, the judge stated.

Zuckerberg and Meta logo
August 7, 2026

New U.S. sanctions on Cuba condemned as humanitarian crisis deepens

Independent UN human rights experts condemned a fresh round of U.S. sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force regime change.

Cubans on street
August 7, 2026

Trump signs new executive orders to limit U.S. birthright citizenship, block ‘birth tourism’

The White House said the schemes thrived globally by helping individuals evade U.S. immigration laws to obtain citizenship and other benefits.

Donald Trump