The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for immediate action regarding the plight of 1,800 teachers employed in Federal Government Unity Schools who have reportedly been unpaid for 36 months. HURIWA expressed profound dismay and indignation that despite the Federal Ministry of Education’s significant personnel budget expenditure, …
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The release of Wikileak founder Julian Assange held in jail in the UK for five years as he fought extradition to the United States which sought to prosecute him for revealing military secrets, has been applauded by the media affiliated civil society organisation: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA). …
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed grave concerns over projections indicating a significant rise in drug intake in Africa, particularly Nigeria, by 2030. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), drug use on the continent is expected to surge by 40%, driven …
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EThe Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed grave concerns over projections indicating a significant rise in drug intake in Africa, particularly Nigeria, by 2030. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), drug use on the continent is expected to surge by 40%, driven …
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THE brouhaha from the office of the Inspector-General of police and the Police Service Commission over recruitment of ten thousand constables has been described by the HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) as unnecessary just as the nation’s head of police Mr. Kayode Egbetokun has been advised to comply …
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THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Wednesday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to demand peaceful, free, and fair elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states. In a letter addressed to INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, and read out to journalists, HURIWA urged the electoral …
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has decried the suitability and legality of appointing Hannatu Musawa, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member as a minister by President Bola Tinubu. HURIWA questioned the appropriateness of the Nigerian Senate in allowing Musawa as a ministerial nominee, to ‘bow and …
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has tasked the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to dismantle a syndicate issuing ‘OLUWOLE NYSC’ certificates to members of the public. The group said it suspects the existence of a syndicate in the Scheme. HURIWA said it suspects that …
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Tuesday, lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over his persistent failure to secure the lives and property of citizens nearly eight years of his administration. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, said the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress …
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Wednesday called on the Enugu State Governor not to spare resources and manpower to ensure that political saboteurs do not flood Enugu with foreign criminal elements to foment trouble, cause insecurity and attempt to rubbish the heritage of sustainable peace in the …
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