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December 11, 2024

Nigeria’s rape survivors demand special rehabilitation programme

No fewer than 300 rape survivors in Adamawa have demanded a special programme to heal their pains and provide access to justice.

A picture used to illustrate rape
December 11, 2024

CCD calls for implementation of rights of PWDs

The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities has called for the implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities to enhance their welfare.

Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)
December 11, 2024

Sokoto govt, partners seek end to GBV, human rights violations

“Let us protect the dignity, safety and well-being of every woman and girl in all their diversities,” she said.

Sokoto's Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hadiza Shagari
December 11, 2024

Ebonyi governor’s wife secures release of 41 prison inmates

“Some of the inmates here have stayed for years because they do not have money to pay their fines,” he said.

PRISON INMATES
December 11, 2024

Birth Registration: UNICEF says 150 million children still ‘invisible’

A new report from UNICEF reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the “invisible” millions of babies each year who go unregistered.

Babies
December 10, 2024

Human Rights Day: NHRC urges Abia residents to report violations

The National Human Rights Commission has urged Abia residents to report all cases of human rights violations to it for necessary action.

Governor Alex Otti
December 10, 2024

Nigerian lawmakers committed to ending GBV: Speaker

Abbas gave the assurance at a citizens’ summit on constitutional reform and campaign on ending violence against women and girls in Abuja on Tuesday.

Tajudeen Abass
December 10, 2024

NCAA to sanction airline operators for delayed tickets refund

NCAA spokesman Michael Achimugu announced this in a statement on Tuesday.

AIRLINES LOGOS
December 9, 2024

Gov Sule vows to prosecute perpetrators of gender-based violence 

Governor Abdullahi Sule has vowed to punish perpetrators of gender-based violence in Nasarawa.

Governor Abdullahi Sule
December 9, 2024

Child marriage costs Nigeria more than ₦17 trillion each year: Report

The study by a team from Childlight Global Child Safety Institute “is the first to estimate the economic burden of child marriage in Nigeria.”