The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern over the rising food crisis being experienced across the country, with insecurity chasing farmers from their farms, coupled with many farmlands submerged in water due to flooding in some parts of the county.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said all National laws should be verified and scrutinized by the Commission to ensure compliance with international human rights standards.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday urged the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights and Legal Matters to liaise with its counterpart in the Senate to ensure that the Commission’s Amendment Bill already passed by both chambers of the National Assembly is harmonized and sent to the President for assent.

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Chief Tony Ojukwu, SAN has been designated to be conferred with the prestigious National Honours, in the category of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR.