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The Senate has passed a bill seeking to reposition the National Human Rights Commission by establishing a National Human Rights Fund in the annual budget of the Federal Government.
Chairman of the committee, Opeyemi Bamidele, who made the presentation, said the bill sought to reposition and streamline the institutional framework of the Commission by strengthening its capacity to conduct investigations on human rights issues.
The lawmaker stressed that it will expand on the scope of the Commission’s operation.
He maintained that when established, the funds would be used particularly for interventions on sexual and gender-based violence as well as other human rights violations in the country.
The zoning committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has recommended an open race for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. The party’s 37-person zoning committee, which took the decision at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday, cited exigency of time for its recommendation. Speaking to newsmen at the end of the meeting, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, discloed that committee unanimously adopted the position and will be sent […]
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