Cybersecurity Programmes: Africa Must Respect Human Rights- NGOs

Representatives of African civil society organizations have called on governments on the continent to promote and advance a human rights-respecting approach in their cybersecurity law and policy-making as cybersecurity issues have the potential to affect peoples’ well-being, rights and other aspects of human existence. Meeting in Banjul, The Gambia, at a one-day session convened by…

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Aftermath of Jandor-Funke Strategy; APC Govt Orders Closure of Alimosho Markets

Press Statement: The soaring popularity of the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party – PDP, in the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Lagos state Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran-JANDOR and Funke Akindele as evidenced in their acceptance reception by the various groups during their tour of Alimosho communities remains a pointer to the rejection of the current…

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Integrating Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) In The Management Of Tax Disputes In Nigeria: Challenges And Way Forward (Series One) By Edim Effiong Edim

ABSTRACT Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has come to stay in the Nigerian polity and has now been widely accepted as a quicker and more effective route to the settlement of commercial disputes. ADR has rightly been described in various quarters, as a surrogate to litigation in the Nigerian Judicial System. This description is not strange…

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Nigeria: African Rail Group Chides Labour for Opposing Unbundling of Rail Corporation

A regional railway advocacy group, the African Railway Roundtable has defended the need for the unbundling of Nigerian Railway Corporation, declaring that breaking the corporation into relevant sub-agencies is not the same as privatisation. In a statement by its Director, Olawale Rasheed, the group said the recent statement of the Nigerian Transportation Minister was largely…

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Chad Killings: Human Rights Watch Demands Independent Investigation

Lewis Mudge, Central Africa director for Human Rights Watch, said an investigation is needed to know how the protestors were killed. “It’s clear that an impartial investigation is going to be needed to determine whether according to the prime minister, protestors did resort to violence”, said Mudge. “But more importantly, to determine whether the security…

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UN Rights Chief Deplores Deadly Use of Force against Protestors in Chad

21 October 2022: Human RightsThe UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday appealed for calm and restraint in Chad following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has deplored the deadly use of force against demonstrators, including killings by live ammunition, the Office said in a statement.  Thousands took to…

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