Tag: Rights groups

Right Group tasks FG to probe CNG projects’ absence in North

Aminu Imam
CNG project in North

The Centre for Human Resource and Development (CHRD), yesterday enjoined the Federal Government to probe the near absence of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the Northern Nigeria. A joint statement signed by CHRD Coordinator, and Secretary, Mr.Kola Sami’u and Yusufu Garba, respectively, said that “It is noticeable that the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) was launched about a year ago.” The Right Group lamented that ” But sadly, investigations by this centre have shown that the private firms engaged by the federal government to convey CNG to the…

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Rights groups sue telcos over Twitter ban in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

Some human rights groups, EIE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative and Media Rights Agenda, have dragged Telecommunications companies in Nigeria to court for blocking access to Twitter in the country, following a ban placed on the platform by the Federal Government. Announcing the decision in an issued statement signed by the Programme Officer, Anglophone-West Africa, Paradigm Initiative, Khadijah el-Usman, on Friday, the groups said it was evident that the government didnt have the sole responsibility of the disregard for human rights in the country. Following the suspension of twitter in Nigeria in…

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