Nigeria, April 11 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has asked Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), to suspend its planned conferment of an honorary doctorate on Tanzania's President Samia Hassan, citing concerns over alleged human rights violations under her administration.

Mr Falana's intervention follows an earlier report by PREMIUM TIMES on the university's decision to honour the Tanzanian leader at its 8th combined convocation and 25th anniversary scheduled for today (Saturday).

The planned award has attracted criticism from sections of the public, given reports of a violent crackdown on protesters after Tanzania's disputed 2025 elections.

In a statement signed by Tayo Soyemi of Falana and Falana Chambers, the senior adv...