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NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE DEBUNKS FALSE REPORT ON EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER-GENERAL A’S TENURE ABDULLAHI MAIWADAAssistant Comptroller of CustomsNational Public Relations OfficerFor Comptroller-General of Customs1 April 2025

Says any reprisal could lead to civil war! Prominent civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has called on the Department of State Services(DSS) and the National Security Adviser to fish out the miscreants and outlaws in Northern Nigeria who are making videos being posted on social media calling for Northern […]

PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES NNPC LIMITED BOARD, APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN, GROUP CEO President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure […]

HURIWA Commends Governor Okpebholo’s Exemplary Leadership in Uromi Incident: A Model for Other Governors Prominent civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA(HURIWA) has strongly commended the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for what it described as his prompt, decisive, efficient and very massively effective actions and remedial measures he has adopted […]

By Ncheta Ndigbo As part of the Nwanyị Bụ Ife series, we celebrate Prof. Nnenna Oti, a distinguished academic whose exemplary leadership and unwavering integrity have significantly impacted Nigeria’s educational and political landscapes. Born on November 15, 1958, in Afikpo North, Ebonyi State. Prof. Oti’s academic journey is marked by excellence. She earned a First […]

By George Ozalla Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has made a strategic appointment aimed at enhancing the legislative process. Mr. Sam Ifeanyi Hart, a distinguished lawyer with a strong background in public service, has been appointed as Kalu’s new Chief of Staff (CoS). Hart’s appointment is expected to […]

Leading Pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop taking actions that continuously and graphically paints his administration as nepotistic just as it has observed that most high profile but controversial tenure extensions granted by the president since coming to office […]

By George Ozalla The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has strongly condemned the brutal killing of 16 traveling hunters in Edo State, who were mistakenly identified as kidnappers and lynched by a mob. Dr. Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary of the NHRC, expressed deep concern over the incident, highlighting the dangers of mob justice and the […]

Civil Rights advocacy Group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his good offices to ensure the continuous implementation of the naira-to-crude-deal between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other Indigenous refineries because any change in this arrangement would automatically […]

Pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned the weekend’s violent crackdown by the Nigeria Army of the procession staged in Abuja by the Islamic sect known as Shiite in which over a dozen persons were killed just as the Rights group expressed shock and consternation at the […]