By Arabinrin Aderonke Transforming Nigeria’s tax sector is not just a goal; it’s a mission that Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has passionately undertaken. With a clear plan and actions, he is set to restructure how Nigeria approaches tax administration, ensuring that citizens and businesses reap the benefits. For decades, […]
*HURIWA condemns siting of golden status of Remi Tinubu in Obafemi Awolowo University…Aside condemning the idea of permitting the proliferation of federal Universities with the proposed Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s federal University Aba, the proposal to name the higher institution after the serving president Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been described as an ‘overdrive of sycophancy’ […]
Even as the Defence Headquarters stated on Thursday that it chose not to go after former Niger Delta militant warlord, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, to avoid being accused of acting “undemocratically,” HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has dismissed the position of the military hierarchy as offensive double standards which diminishes the status of the armed […]
By George Ozalla To commemorate the international day for mental health awareness, a not-for- profit organization; Slum and Rural Health Initiative (SRHIN), passionate mental health advocates and other stakeholders has unanimously called for increased funding, awareness campaigns, destigmatization as well as diverse supports to tackle ever rising mental health challenges. This call was made during […]
PDP National Working Committee (NWC) Directs NPS and NLA to Step Aside …Constitutes Investigation Committee The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arising from its 593rd Meeting today, Thurday, October 10, 2024, has directed the National Publicity Secretary (NPS), Hon Debo Ologunagba and National Legal Adviser (NLA), Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, […]
Do not mind the mortally mischievous demagoguery of Repentant Bandits/Terrorists being absorbed into the Military. It is the hubris that manures and fertilizes the endless War Against Terror. They inadvertently train the terrorists, and boom they are back in the woods better trained to terrorise us some more. The cycle continues. Do Terrorists Ever Truly […]
President Bola Tinubu rejoices with the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, on his election to the Board of World Free Zone Organisation (WFZO), a significant achievement that makes us all proud. The President notes that Ogunyemi’s election to the board of the international […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has renewed concerns about the ongoing land dispute in Enugu State, warning that the situation could lead to the seizure of Nigerian assets abroad. Following HURIWA’s earlier alert, Transparency Centre Network (TCN), a Kaduna-based non-governmental organization focused on good governance, has filed a detailed petition on the […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Femi Falana, a senior Advocate of Nigeria and Nigeria’s leading human rights speaker said he wanted to institute with the law enforcement agency(NPF, police), a criminal complaint about alleged defamation of his character made by a social media personality: Very Dark Man, over a phone conversation in which it was alleged that […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, for his decisive move in establishing a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence, arson, and destruction of public property that followed the local government elections. HURIWA described this as one of the Governor’s most commendable actions, given […]
