Saturday, August 1, 2026

Rights

March 8, 2026

Women hold only 64% of legal rights enjoyed by men globally: UN 

The UN chief urged support for UN Women and women’s movements worldwide.

UN
March 7, 2026

Amnesty International sensitises FCT community to girls, women’s rights

Ms Magaji said Amnesty International recognised that many women and girls in rural communities are often unaware of their rights or the laws that protect them.

Amnesty International sensitisation
March 6, 2026

IWD: FAME Foundation hosts ninth women’s day football tournament in Abuja

The FAME Foundation, on Friday, organised its ninth annual football tournament in Abuja to mark the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration.

FAME Foundation
March 5, 2026

Cross River tricycle operators protest extortion, multiple taxation

The tricycle operators claimed they were being compelled to pay unexplained levies at different locations within the city.

Tricycle operators in Cross River State
March 5, 2026

CDHR petitions IG over alleged assault, rape of fraud suspect in Osun police custody

The CDHR urged the IG to order an independent probe into the matter, suspend implicated officers until conclusion of investigation and recover property unlawfully taken from the suspect

ARMED POLICE OFFICERS
March 5, 2026

Court dismisses Abba Kyari’s non-declaration of assets trial

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, dismissed a case filed by NDLEA against suspended Abba Kyari on allegations bordering on non-disclosure of assets.

Abba Kyari
March 5, 2026

ICMPD, NAPTIP train CSOs, urge strategies to end trafficking in Nigeria

The centre, in collaboration with NAPTIP, made the call on Wednesday at the opening of a training workshop for CSOs in Asaba, Delta.

NAPTIP agents
March 5, 2026

FEC approves gratuity for federal civil servants

FEC has approved a new exit benefit scheme granting retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emoluments.

Governors at FEC meeting
March 5, 2026

Wike promises to issue certificates of occupancy to Abuja indigenes

FCT minister Nyesom Wike has promised to issue certificates of occupancy to the indigenous people of Abuja living on their ancestral land.

FCT minister Nyesom Wike
March 5, 2026

Women’s rights regressing worldwide, UN gender equality chief warns

In 2024, 676 million women and girls lived within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict, the highest since the 1990s.

Women across the world