By Philomina Attah Human rights lawyer, Mr Hamza Dantani, has urged security agencies nationwide to emulate the Department of State Services (DSS), by compensating innocent citizens wrongly arrested, detained, or injured during operations. Dantani made the call in a statement titled “DSS Compensation Initiative Sets Standard for Security Agencies,” issuedContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, civil society organisations and international partners to dismantle human trafficking networks. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, made the commitment on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised concerns over the growing use of digital platforms, fake job offers and online scams to recruit and exploit trafficking victims. Director-General of NAPTIP, Hajiya Binta Adamu-Bello, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during aContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Nigeria has significantly strengthened its legal framework against torture through the Anti-Torture Act, says the Executive Secretary (ES), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN. Ojukwu made this known on Friday in Abuja in a statement in honour of victims and survivors of torture asContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5, Salman-Dogo, has warned police officers in the zone against human rights violations, extortion and unlawful detention. Salman-Dogo also declared zero tolerance for misconduct within the force. He gave the warning on Thursday in Benin, during a seminarContinue Reading
Development Human development progress worldwide has slowed to its lowest level in 35 years, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report released Tuesday. While Türkiye maintained its place in the “very high human development” category with a Human Development Index (HDI) score of 0.853, the global trend pointsContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, says Nigeria is one of the main source, transit and destination for human trafficking in Africa. Sulaiman-Ibrahim stated this at the 2025 annual academic summit organised by the University of Abuja Faculty of Social Sciences, on Wednesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
