INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
AFRICA HEADQUARTERS NIGERIA

HE. AMB. ABDULLAHI BAKOJI ADAMU
COUNTRY DIRECTOR

HE. AMB. (DR). MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR ARDO
DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR

MUNTAQA MUSTAPHA UMAR PHRI
NATIONAL SECRETARY

DR. MAIMOONA SALIM
PROJECT COORDINATOR WOMEN AFFAIRS & COUNSELLING

DR. KABIRU ABDULSALAM
PROJECT COORDINATOR ONLINE & IT

DR. DAHIRU JAFARU USMAN
PROJECT COORDINATOR RESEARCH & EVALUATION

BARR. ZAKIYYA HARUNA WARSHU
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR

ADO SHU’AIBU RABO MNIM, FIPSS
COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

ABDULAZEEZ MUHAMMAS
SPECIAL INITIATIVES DIRECTOR

DR. ABDUL’AZIZ TAHIR
FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR

ASHIRU SHEHU KACHAKO
PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR

RASHIYDA AMINU MOH’D IBRAHIM
SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR

BARR. MB MUSTAPHA ESQ.
VOLUNTEERS DIRECTOR

MAL. ADAMU LADAN
LOBBYING, POLICY MAKING & CAMPAIGN

ADO MAHMOUD
PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR

BARR. HUSSAIN ABDULKADIR KALMATAN
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ADVOCACY

RABIU HASHIM
DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMPLIANCE

BARR. HALIMA SADIYA
DEPUTY DIRECTOR SPECIAL INITIATIVE

SULEIMAN HASSAN
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FUNDS RAISING

BALARABE ABDULLAHI
DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRO

SABITU BARBA MUSTAPHA
DEPUTY DIRECTOR SPECIAL EVENTS

USMAN BAPPA ABDULQADIR FCMSP
DEPUTY DIRECTOR SPECIAL EVENTS

DR. ALIYU AHMAD NUHU
DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 POLICY & CAMPAIGN

SULEIMAN MUHAMMAD SANI
DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 PHILANTHROPY

BARR. ALIYU MUHAMMAD
DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 ADVOCACY

ALH. IBRAHIM ABDUL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FUNDS

ABDURRAZAQ ABDURRASHID AJAO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 COMPLIANCE

SHAMSUDDEEN MUHAMMAD FUNTUA
DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRO

EMMANUEL EKONG
DEPUTY DIRECTOR

UCHE JUSTINE JOHNBON
DEPUTY DIRECTOR SPECIAL EVENTS

DR. MUSA ALIU YAKUB
DEPUTY DIRECTOR VOLUNTEER

NAFIU MUHAMMAD
DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHILANTHROPY

MR. PETER PLANG
DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHILANTHROPY

DR. ABUBAKAR K. KARAYE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMPLIANCE

ALH. SUNUSI BELLO KAURA
DEPUTY DIRECTOR POLICY & CAMPAIGN

ALH. USMAN MUSA ILLO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMPLIANCE
All About Nigeria
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic located in West Africa. It shares borders with Benin, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger. In the south, its coast is in the Gulf of Guinea. The Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba are the largest ethnic groups. In Nigeria, approximately half are Muslim and half Christian. A small minority practice indigenous religions.
There is evidence that human habitation dates to 9000 BC. The area near the Cross River and Benue is believed to be the Bantu homeland. The Bantu migrated across most of southern and central Africa between the 1st and 2nd millennium BC.
The country is Africa’s most populous and has the eighth-largest population in the world. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and is one of the “Next Eleven” economies. Nigeria’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world and projections show it will continue to do so into the future. It is the largest exporter of oil in Africa and the continent’s largest economy. As a regional power, Nigeria dominates West Africa.
The population of Nigeria is estimated at 213.4 million (2021).
