The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has appealed to Nigerian lawmakers to significantly increase its proposed 2025 budget allocation of N8 billion, citing the escalating volume of human rights complaints and operational costs. The NHRC Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, emphasized that the current allocation is insufficient to effectively address the commission's workload, which includes investigating an estimated 2 million complaints annually.
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Presenting NHRC’s 2024 budget performance report, Mr Ojukwu lamented the inadequacy of the proposed 2025 allocation of N8 billion. “Investigating a single case costs approximately N8,000. To investigate 2 million cases effectively, the Commission would require N16 billion,” he said.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.He also said that the proposed budget would address human rights issues such as terrorism, communal conflicts, insurgency, natural disasters like floods.
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