By Daniel Oyeleke/Folasade Akpan The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) has unveiled a seven-year project aimed at expanding access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services for women, adolescents and marginalised groups. PPFN President, Mr Bitrus Laori, said this at the official unveiling of the Strengthening Health SystemsContinue Reading
Cybersecurity By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government says it is determined to protect the privacy and rights of Nigerians in the digital space. To achieve that, it said it has developed several policy and regulatory frameworks to strengthen cybersecurity. Dr Ayodele Bakare, Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Department, National Information Technology DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government said it would collaborate with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to educate Nigerians about the law protecting victims of gunshot injuries. Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said this in Abuja on Wednesday during the signing ceremony of a MemorandumContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The West African Youth Protection and Advocacy Network (WAYPAN) has called on the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to initiate reforms strengthening human and civil rights within Nigeria’s police system. Rafiu Lawal, WAYPAN’s Regional Coordinator, told journalists on Thursday in Abuja that Disu’s appointment presentedContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Devatop Centre for Africa Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to strengthen collaboration on human rights promotion. The partnership is also geared towards survivor-centred responses to abuse across the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony inContinue Reading
By Douglas Okoro A lawyer and gender rights activist, Mrs Eunice Onuabuchi, has asserted that Nigerian law provided equal rights of inheritance of parents’ properties to both male and female children. The lawyer spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki. She calledContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Helpline Social Support Initiative (HSSI), an NGO, has unveiled a two-year project to strengthen the cultural rights of the Original Inhabitants (OIs) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Unveiling the project at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the HSSI Project Manager, Mr Onoja Arome, saidContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Justina Auta CBM Global Disability Inclusion, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has inaugurated the” Rights in Action” project to address intersectional discrimination and human rights violations against Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Inaugurating the project on Tuesday in Abuja, Mr Abdulazeez Musa, Country Director, CBM Global Disability Inclusion, said theContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), an NGO, has urged the government and key stakeholders to eliminate inequality and promote gender rights and equal opportunities for women and girls. The founder and Executive Director of WISE, Olanike Olugboji-Daramola, made this appeal on Saturday as part ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court Women’s Forum has called on West African women to always seek redress at the ECOWAS Court of Justice for gender-based violence and discrimination. The forum’s President, Mrs Frances Ibanga, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.Continue Reading
