A UNICEF-supported study has highlighted growing risks of online sexual abuse facing children in Nigeria and called for stronger protection systems.
Ms Odumegwu-Ojukwu says the transfer of the Sentenced Persons Agreement with Ethiopia to repatriate incarcerated Nigerians aligns with the country’s citizen diplomacy framework.
The UN has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to advancing durable solutions for internally displaced persons.
The United Nations Children’s Fund says education was disrupted and no fewer than 14,000 schools closed in mid-2025 in West and Central Africa.
“Compared with the other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is performing worse than average when we look across the rights for which we have data,” the report stated.
The police command in Lagos has apprehended a woman for allegedly attempting to traffic three Kaduna girls to Ivory Coast for prostitution.
The police said the suspect allegedly struck the elderly woman on the head with a wooden stool during the altercation.
The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, stated, “Behind every data point is a real life lived — or lost.”
The police command in Lagos has nabbed a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and a couple for the alleged sale of a newborn baby.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has urged African leaders to end debt injustice and redirect resources to youth health, education, and social protection.
