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Friday, April 25, 2025

Rights

April 24, 2025

Niger assembly speaker raises alarm over child trafficking in IDP camps

He disclosed this at a plenary on the need to regulate the proliferation of unlicensed orphanages across local government areas.

IDPs
April 24, 2025

NiMET Strike: United Nigeria Airlines assures passengers of safety

The staff of NiMET embarked on an indefinite strike on April 22.

April 24, 2025

Sexual violence used as a weapon of war in DR Congo, UN says

UN officials have called for urgent accountability measures and the implementation of gender-sensitive, child-centred responses.

DR Congo violence
April 23, 2025

Otti moves to address teachers’ grievances amid planned strike

The Abia government says it has put measures in place to address the concerns raised by the Nigeria Union of Teachers to avert an impending strike.

Alex Otti
April 22, 2025

Human Rights Watch condemns Vietnam’s crackdown on dissent

The Vietnamese government has intensified its crackdown on dissent to punish people for raising concerns about government policies or local officials.

Vietnamese security forces clamping down on protesters
April 22, 2025

Uber, Bolt, inDrive workers to protest May 1

“Let us show these companies that we are not just individual drivers, but a united force that won’t be ignored,” added the statement.

Bolt, Uber, inDrive
April 22, 2025

Kaigama seeks support for vulnerable Nigerians

He made this appeal during the 33rd Annual Special Easter Monday celebration, organised by the Sir David Osunde Foundation in Abuja.

Ignatius Kaigama
April 19, 2025

Supreme Court blocks Trump’s planned deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador

Conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, were the two that dissented against the decision.

Donald Trump
April 18, 2025

Kaduna: Centre decries social stigma against GBV survivors

The Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Kaduna has decried the increased rate of social stigma against survivors of gender-based violence.

Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV)