Nigeria, July 7 -- A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) staged a protest at the entrance of the National Assembly on Tuesday to demand the suspension of the screening and confirmation of former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Abayomi Fasina, as a non-career ambassadorial nominee.

The coalition based its demand on allegations of sexual harassment, human rights violations and victimisation against Mr Fasina, a professor, which are currently before the National Industrial Court in Lagos and Abuja.

The protesters urged the Senate to allow the courts to determine the cases before considering his confirmation..

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as "Two sexual harassment and vict...