Foreign relations of Nigeria Commonwealth of Nations, and the United Nations.There are many Nigerian organizations outside the country. Prominent among them is the Houston, Texas United States-based Nigerian Union Diaspora (NUD), which is the umbrella Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) for the economic and political empowerment of the people of Nigerian descent outside Nigeria. Upon gaining independence in 1960, Nigeria quickly committed itself to improving the lives of the people of the country and harnessing the resources that remain vital to the economy of the country and her neighbours. By observing at what benefits and appropriate for the country, Nigeria became one of the founding members
The Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission of Nigeria commissions. The federal government has not implemented the commission;s recommendations. Following its reconciliation processes, the commission was successful in reconciling communities in Maroko village, in the Ogun State, and the various groups in Ogoni Island. The Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission of Nigeria The Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission of Nigeria, also known as the Oputa Panel, is a commission that was developed following the collapse of the military dictatorship that controlled Nigeria until 1998. It was created by Olosegun Obasanjo, the newly elected President of Nigeria, in 1999. Its mandate was to investigate human rights during the period of