Humanity Watch

  While news of fresh cases of brutality on maids are brought to light on daily basis, stories of vicious household workers who unleash mayhem on their employers and in most cases their children also abound. These stories are mostly amplified by the employers to highlight the danger of getting household helps without doing background checks. It is a known fact that there are many ‘Margaret Joshua ’in at least one out of every 10 homes in the country. Remember Margaret? She is the 11 -years -old girl who died in Jos as a result of alleged physical abuse by her guardian, Mrs. Nneamaka Nwachuku, a Microbiologist who works with one of the Research Institutes in Vom, Jos South local government area of Plateau State. The victim who is from Kebbi State and was fleeing from insecurity in her community before a supposed helper brought her to Jos to serve in the Nwachukwu’s home. While Margaret’s case can best be described as a typical example of child abuse, child labour, torture and man’s ...

 Kogi State Government has evacuated its indigenes trapped at the University of Jos (UniJos) after the school was closed by the management owing to recent attacks in the state Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to the governor in a statement on Saturday said the students returned in buses with heavy security escorts provided by the State Government on Friday. He noted that the state governor, Yahaya Bello mandated that everything necessary must be done to return the students safely back home. The governor, however, assured the students that they would return back to school soon stating that authorities in Plateau State are on top of the situation to restore law and order in the state. He also praised the students for their orderly conduct and patience during the unfortunate incident. Students of the University on Thursday raised the alarm over the continued attacks on them by hoodlums, whom they said had killed four students over the week. The alarm came just as the corpse of a...

At least four neglected communities, Leleyi Gwari, Dakwa, Tungan-Ashere  and Paseppa in Kwali,  Abuja Municipal Area Council(AMAC) and Bwari Area Councils of Abuja, Nigeria capital city, grappling with network challenges will soon hive a sigh of relief. The hard to reach communities suffering from government neglect especially in the area of basic social amenities are to benefit from the Community Network Project being implemented by CITAD with support from the Association of Progressive Communications(APC). APC is a global network of civil society organisations that promotes the empowerment of citizens through ICT, and advocates access to a free and open Internet, in respect of human rights and freedoms in the online space. The intervention is part of CITAD's community-led approach to addressing the digital divide in Nigeria. As part of the project,  CITAD  which is committed to the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the development and pro...

  Decades after adopting the National Gender Policy on 35 per cent Affirmative Action for Women, Nigeria still lags well behind most countries across the world in female representation in parliament, cabinet and court. Despite advocacies to promote gender equality not much has been achieved. With the ongoing process of review of the 1999 Constitution, expectations are rife that, unlike previous times,  the proposed amendment to the constitution would address the concerns of  Nigerian women. Josephine Ejeh who spoke with renowned women activists championing the course for equal participation of women in governance in Nigeria, re-echoes their views in this special report.       Nigeria's National Assembly complex in Abuja. Globally, Nigeria has been touted as the giant of Africa. In terms of abundance of natural resources, it is second to none in the whole of Africa. It is also the envy of many countries because of its rich cultural and ethnic diversity. In ...