Nigeria, April 11 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has called on the Senate of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) to suspend its plan to confer an honorary doctorate on Tanzania's President, Samia Hassan, citing concerns over alleged human rights violations in her country.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported that NSUK is expected to honour President Hassan with a Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) during its eighth combined convocation scheduled for 11 April, which also marks the university's 25th anniversary.

The announcement has, however, sparked controversy, following reports of a crackdown on post-election protests in Tanzania after the 2025 presidential election.

President Hassan won the October 2025 election with 98 per cent of the ...