Tag: discrimination
Buhari condemns xenophobia, discrimination
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended former South African President Nelson Mandela for his rare virtues, especially in the promotion of…
Student goes naked in class over discrimination
Students and their teacher were left confused after a Cornell University New York, senior Letitia Chai, delivered her honours thesis…
UN wants Saudi Arabia to end discrimination against women
A UN rights watchdog on Monday called on Saudi Arabia to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive system…
Organisation launches discrimination campaign against lepers
The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria, a Civil Society Organisation, has called for aggressive public awareness against discrimination of persons…
Nigeria restates commitment to discrimination free world
Nigeria restated its commitment to work with all States that share its ideal of a world free of racism, racial…
World Hijab Day: Women decry discrimination over hijab
A coalition of Women Groups, Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative, on Wednesday decried the continued discrimination of women in Hijab, saying…
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Igbo traders in Lagos kick against discrimination
Igbo traders in Lagos under the aegis of Igbo Traders in All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged the Lagos State…
Lagos warns of discrimination against physically challenged persons
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned against discrimination against People Living with Disabilities, PLD, in work places and…
Discrimination: Physically challenged student sues Rivers university
Eromosele Ebhomele Jane Ottah, a student with disability, has sued the management of the Rivers State University of Science and…
Group protests discrimination, victimization of Muslim women
Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation has criticized the discrimination and victimisation of Muslim women and girls in educational institutions and…
The Subject Of Equality And Non-Discrimination (7)
By Femi Bamisile Continued from last week (4) A disabled person shall not, by reason only that he is such…
The Subject Of Equality And Non-Discrimination (4)
By Femi Bamisile Continued from last week (a) be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any…
The Subject Of Equality And Non-Discrimination (2)
By Femi Bamisile It is lamentable however that the law did limit its applicability to certain organizations. A critical look…
I Won’t Discriminate Against Any Tribe —Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared that he won’t discriminate against any tribe in the course of governing…
The Subject Of Equality And Non-Discrimination
By Femi Bamisile Introduction The dominant existence of discriminatory practices, whether in the work place or the society at large,…
Ebola discrimination against Nigerians must stop, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja restated Federal Government’s displeasure over the continued stigmatisation of Nigerians by some countries…
HND Discrimination Bill narrowly scales second reading
The Bill for an Act to Abolish and Prohibit Dichotomy and Discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diploma in…
ExxonMobil gets 14 days ultimatum to sort discrimination issues
Indigenous contractors working for ExxonMobil Unlimited in Eket, Akwa Ibom, on Thursday gave the company 14 days to address lingering…
Gay Rights Activist Murdered
Prominent Cameroonian gay rights activist and journalist Eric Lembembe has been killed in the capital, Yaounde, a rights group says.…
South African wives of Nigerians protest in Jo’burg
Some South African women married to Nigerians staged a peaceful protest on Friday on the streets of Johannesburg. The women,…
We Never Discriminate Against Any Entry —AMVCA
Nigeria’s Femi Odugbemi and Debbie Odutayo, two members of AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards nominee selection team, have revealed that every…
LASG Opposes Discrimination Against Disabled
As the world marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Lagos State Government has vowed to champion moves…