Court convicts woman of smuggling $1.15m, 135,900 Saudi Riyal into Nigeria

Nigeria, March 7 -- The Federal High Court in Kano has convicted a woman of smuggling over $1.15 million and SDR135,900 (Saudi Riyal) from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. The court convicted the defendant... Read More

NHRC reports spike in rape cases

Nigeria, March 5 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Wednesday, reported a spike in rape incidents tracked in February. The commission disclosed this in the February Dashboard Presenta... Read More

Obiano's Trial: Anambra govt paid N860m in company's account without my knowledge - Witness

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- A prosecution witness said Wednesday that his company's bank account received N860 million from the Anambra State Government during Governor Willie Obiano's administration without ... Read More

EFCC returns recovered $130,000, N70m, other assets to foreign fraud victims

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned $130,000 and N70 million recovered from fraudsters to foreign fraud victims through the American, Spanish, and Swis... Read More

Climate crisis a human rights emergency - UN official

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria Mohamed Fall, on Wednesday, described the climate crisis as a human rights emergency, raising concerns over the ... Read More

NHRC, others lament persistent stigmatization of persons living with HIV/AIDS

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and its partners on Monday expressed worry over persistent stigmatisation of persons living with HIV/AIDS and other marginalised groups ... Read More

NHRC records 169,850 complaints in January

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recorded 169,850 human rights complaints in January, a 100 percent decrease from the complaints the commission received in December 2024... Read More

Court convicts seven fraudsters, orders forfeiture of N230.3m, hotel recovered from them

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The Federal High Court in Makurdi, Benue State, has ordered the forfeiture of more than N232 million and a hotel, recovered from seven convicted fraudsters, to the federal governme... Read More

EFCC arraigns jeweller for refusal to accept naira in Lagos

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a jeweller for refusing to accept naira, Nigeria's legal tender. In a statement it shared via its X handle on Tue... Read More

Expert calls for abolition of '9-to-5' work culture to boost economy

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- A Special Adviser on Economic Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, Tope Fasua, has called for the abolition of the traditional 9-to-5 work structure, arguing that shorter wo... Read More

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