Nigeria

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).