The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the courage and thoughtfulness of the National Assembly in proposing a law for constitutional amendment for 111 special additional seats for women in the two chambers of the NASS to serve as a remedy to the current low representation of women in legislative Houses in Nigeria.

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world Community to commemorate the 2021 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), the National Human Rights Commission has extolled the conduct of the Nigerian press for exhibiting a high level of professionalism despite alleged intimidation and harassment by some members of the society.

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2021 International Workers Day, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has restated its commitment to ensuring that human rights principles are mainstreamed into labour practices in various workplaces and amongst labour unions across Nigeria. This is to ensure a sustainable industrial harmony, improved productivity and efficient service delivery.

A young boy, Abubakar Sadiq Ibrahim on Friday narrated before the Independent Investigative Panel on SARS and other units of the Nigeria Police Force how Police chased him up to a distance of 300 miles and eventually shot him on his right arm.