Nigeria – HRDs

The Nigeria NAP provides a list of existing constitutional obligations, domestic legislation, internation obligations, and police and administrative steps. This breakdown only looks at the list of challenges and the implementation of the 3 pillars of the UNGPs.

8.6 CHALLENGES
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“h. The limitation of Freedom of Information Act (2011) to only public institutions, including the lack of whistleblower Protection Law.” (p.154)

PILLAR 1 – STATE DUTY TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIONABLE ITEMS
B. LEGISLATION AND POLICES
“Government shall improve human rights protection in business through legislation, policy initiatives, programmes and seminars interventions in the following ways:
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e. Enact Whistleblower Protection Laws at the Federal and State levels to protect whistleblowers from any form of victimization or retaliation and encourage employees of both public and private sectors to report cases of human rights abuses and violation without fear of losing their jobs.” (p.157)