A human rights group under the aegis of the Rule Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre has petitioned the Police Service and the National Human Rights Commission over the alleged killing of a ...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation and the National Human Rights Commission have paid tribute to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday ...

Emelonye urges NHRC to enforce legal remedies for maternal mortality victims in Nigeria …Says 250 Nigerian women die daily from preventable childbirth complications By Esther Onyegbula ...

The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more ...

NIGERIA’S healthcare sector remains deeply troubled, despite interventions by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The government must not only acknowledge the sector’s persistent ...

Nigeria is the largest country on the African continent and the sixth-largest country in the world, with a population of approximately 236 million.

Decades of underinvestment in Nigeria’s power supply mean it has not kept pace with the country’s growth. More than 90m of its 230m people live without access to electricity, the highest ...

NHRC calls for ethical, right-based regulation of Artificial Intelligence NHRC said AI has both the potential to enhance journalistic activities such as content development, investigative ...

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose for the first time since the data was rebased in January, advancing even before the fallout from a global trade war is felt.

Nigeria expects to exit a global dirty-money watchlist this year after passing a new investment law that will allow regulation of cryptocurrencies, the chief of its financial regulator said.

NHRC appeals to governor to halt execution of death row convict In March, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Mr Jackson for the murder of a herdsman, Babu Bawuro, in Adamawa State.

The Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission Nigeria, Gill Lever said the UK government remained commited to its continued support of Nigeria in efforts to deepen human rights promotion ...