Akinbode Oluwafemi described a gas emissions crisis in Bille, prompting the NHRC to pledge rights protection and demanding government intervention.

The entities involved

• Nigeria →

  sovereign state in West Africa

  • Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory Administration is tightening security measures in the nation's capital, Abuja.Mon 17:52
  • Program coverage includes the capital territory of Abuja.Mon 17:52
• National Human Rights Commission →

  non-governmental organization in Nigeria

  • The National Human Rights Commission has called upon the Inspector General of Police to investigate hate speech and urged the federal government to take action.Thu 19:08
  • The National Human Rights Commission questioned the federal government's plan for an influencer campaign.Thu 19:08
• Akinbode Oluwafemi →

  Nigerian environmental activist, Social justice campaigner and tobacco control advocate.

  Nothing else this week.

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• Atiku Abubakar advocates for targeted support for domestic production and compares energy policies of Nigeria and other nations.Sep 6
• Advocates, including NJ Ayuk and Ekperikpe Ekpo, discuss the necessary shifts in African energy strategy, focusing on the utilization of gas resources.Sep 17