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NHRC Urges Legislatures To Make Human Rights Impact Assessment Mandatory In Lawmaking

NewsDeskNgAug 27, 2026August 27, 20260

NHRC Executive Secretary Tony Ojukwu urges lawmakers to institutionalise rights assessments, warning poorly scrutinised laws could undermine freedoms and public trust. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigeria’s legislative institutions to institutionalise Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) in the lawmaking process, warning that legislation enacted without adequate...

NHRC Secures Release Of Eight Inmates, Warns Poverty Must Not Lead To Unnecessary Detention

NewsDeskNgJul 22, 2026July 22, 20260

The NHRC has secured the release of eight inmates from Suleja Correctional Centre, warning poverty and inequality must not fuel unnecessary detention The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has facilitated the release of eight inmates from the Suleja Correctional Centre as part of activities marking the 2026 Nelson Mandela Day,...

NHRC Records 326,113 Human Rights Complaints In June

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2026July 10, 20260

NHRC says killings and child sexual violence worsened Nigeria’s human rights crisis after receiving 326,113 complaints in June 2026. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 326,113 human rights complaints in June 2026, warning that killings and sexual violence against children are escalating across the country. Presenting the...

Hate Speech Threatens Democracy, Development Ahead Of 2027 Polls, NHRC Warns

NewsDeskNgJun 19, 2026June 19, 20260

NHRC warns hate speech could undermine democracy, trigger violence and weaken Nigeria’s development ahead of 2027 elections. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised concerns over the growing menace of hate speech in Nigeria, warning that inflammatory rhetoric could undermine democracy, trigger violence, and reverse the country’s developmental gains...

June 12: NHRC Says Credible Elections A Fundamental Human Right, Not A Privilege

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2026June 12, 20260

NHRC says credible elections are a fundamental human right and urges stronger safeguards to protect electoral integrity. As Nigeria marks Democracy Day, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (OFR, SAN), has declared that credible elections are a fundamental human right that must be guaranteed...

Emirship tussle: FHC assumed jurisdiction against Supreme Court precedent – Odinkalu

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

Ex-Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the declaration of jurisdictional powers by a Federal High Court over the Emirship tussle in Kano State goes against the precedent of the Supreme Court. Odinkalu highlighted that the Supreme Court precedent had existed since 1988....

Odinkalu – EFCC has no power to prosecute Naira abusers

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, does not have the powers to prosecute Naira abusers. He berated the anti-graft agency for arresting crossdresser Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju (alias Bobrisky), who was convicted and jailed for...