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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Rights

September 18, 2025

Lagos seeks multi-sectoral action against gender-based violence

The Lagos government has called for a multi-sectoral approach to tackle sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence across communities.

Executive Secretary, DSVA, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi
September 17, 2025

Group seeks urgent action to rescue 600 trafficked Kano children

The Protection Against the Abduction and Missing of Our Children has called for urgent action by security agencies to locate 600 trafficked children from Kano.

Victims of human trafficking
September 17, 2025

Osun JUSUN issues three-day warning strike over unpaid entitlements

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Osun chapter, has issued a three-day warning strike over unpaid entitlements.

JUSUN logo
September 17, 2025

Zamfara establishes board for persons with disabilities

The Zamfara government has approved the establishment of the Persons with Disability Board.

Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)
September 17, 2025

AGILE moves to address school-related GBV in Zamfara

The sensitisation was conducted by NGOs such as Women Rights Advancement And Protection, Baobab for Women’s Rights, and the State Sexual Assault Referral Centre

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September 17, 2025

Gender advocates want seats reserved for women to address historical exclusion

There are arguments that the lack of women in governance contributes to the systemic neglect of issues like sexual violence, maternal health, education for girls, and social protection.

Mary Ikoku and Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi
September 16, 2025

NHRC urges commitment to action plan as Nigeria records 365,224 rights violations

Mr Ojukwu noted that the commission received 365,224 complaints of human rights violations in August.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
September 16, 2025

SSS sues Sowore, X, Facebook over posts calling Bola Tinubu criminal

However, Mr Sowore dismissed the charges as “novel offences” invented by the SSS to silence dissent.

Sowore+SSS agents
September 16, 2025

Trump to file $15 billion lawsuit against NYT over Epstein reports

Mr Trump accused the newspaper of serving as a “virtual ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democrat Party”.

Donald Trump official portrait
September 16, 2025

NASU, SSANU issue seven-day strike notice to FG

The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has issued a seven-day strike notice to the federal government.

Muhammadu Dingyadi