Tag: REPORT

Nigeria’s Insecurity: 2,968 killed, 1,484 abducted in three months – Report

Aminu Imam

…Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna most violent States At least, 2,968 people were killed, while 1,484 were abducted in Nigeria from January to March 2022, according to data released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, (NST). The NST, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, gathers the data through “weekly surveys of Nigerian and international media”. According to the data, more people were killed in the North-West region than in other regions in the country, whereby at least 1,103 people were killed within the period in the region. The North-Central region recorded…

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78 percent Nigerians unhappy with State of affairs – Report

Aminu Imam

A report by the Africa Polling Institute (API) has shown that 78% of Nigerians are unhappy with the turn of events in the country. The organisation said the percentage was arrived at following a monthly “Nigeria Speaks” poll undertaken by API in the week of January 24, 2022, to elicit citizens’ perception and attitudes on topical issues and trends in the social, economic, political, governance and public-life issues. According to the Institute, the poll project is a series of monthly nationwide public opinion polls, aimed at bridging the gap in…

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Torture; CSOs Urge Nigerian Government to Submit report to Convention

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The CLEEN Foundation and Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) have jointly appealed to the Nigerian government to comply with its obligation to the Convention Against Torture by sending its report to the Committee in accordance with Article 19 of the Convention Against Torture Treaty. The demand was made as part of a series of activities carried out by both organizations towards the implementation of the Convention Against Torture in Nigeria. The Foundation said while Nigeria has recorded some progress in terms of the enactment of relevant legal provisions including…

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