Friday, August 28, 2026

Rights

June 26, 2026

Swedish minister attends EU Council meeting with baby

Ms Pourmokhtari, Sweden’s youngest minister in history, was appointed at 26 in 2022 and has just returned from parental leave.

Swedish minister with baby
June 26, 2026

Extreme heat costing poor female workers over $57 billion in earnings yearly: Report

A landmark global economic analysis…covering 11,408 cities worldwide, shows that investing in heat action saves billions in losses.

Women working in rural Nigeria
June 26, 2026

655 million Nigerians, others living without electricity, UN seeks urgent delivery of universal energy access target

Latest data show uneven progress, highlighting the critical need to focus on affordability and vulnerable communities.

LIT LANTERN IN DARKNESS
June 26, 2026

Nigerian Schools as Terrorists’ Playground: Tinubu, governors advised on how to prevent next mass abduction of schoolchildren

Amid a wave of schoolchildren abductions in Nigeria, the question on everyone’s mind is: Which school will be attacked next? Whose children are next hostages?

June 25, 2026

Munjibir, Makoda and Dambatta LGAs without electricity for 10 years because of vandals: Kano Govt

Persistent theft of electricity cables and vandalism of power infrastructure have left several communities in Munjibir, Makoda and Dambatta without electricity for years.

Lantern in darkness, Kano governor
June 25, 2026

HRMI report scores South Africa ‘very bad’ on rights to education, food

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative says South Africa is underperforming in economic and social rights.

Protesting South Africans
June 25, 2026

U.S. pays $17 million settlement for 629 plaintiffs in Red Hill jet fuel spills

The settlements totalling approximately $17 million were approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii on May 19.

Jet fuel spills
June 25, 2026

SPECIAL: How Oyo govt’s neglect leaves Ayegun community with empty schools, unsafe roads, blackout

For residents of Ayegun community in Ibadan, the much-talked-about gains of democracy are a distant promise as Governor Seyi Makinde seems to look away.

Ayegun Road
June 24, 2026

Police arraign 24 over mob killing of Kaduna teacher

The police command in Kaduna has arraigned 24 suspects for the killing of Malama Ummulkhair, an Islamic school teacher, in Maraban Jos, Igabi local council.

Armed cops
June 24, 2026

Group calls for protection of refugees, migrants, displaced persons

The advocacy group made the call in a statement on Wednesday, signed by its executive director, Okey Ezugwu, to commemorate the 2026 Refugee Week.

Okey Ezugwu