About Us

The Nigerian Humanist Movement (NHM) was founded to achieve the following objectives:

1. Promote Humanism: This organization aims to spread and encourage Humanist thought within the community of non-religious and freethinking Nigerians, including atheists, skeptics, rationalists, and agnostics.
2. Defend Secularism: NHM defends the principle of secularism, ensuring that religion does not interfere with public and government activities.
3. Provide a Sense of Community: The organization creates a community and a sense of belonging for non-religious people in Nigeria, helping them have a place to connect and support each other.
4. Protect Rights: NHM fights for the rights of non-religious individuals, ensuring they are not treated as second-class citizens and that their voices are heard in public debates.
5. Organize Events and Conferences: NHM organizes meetings, conferences, and lectures to publicize Humanist views and attract new members, as well as to discuss important social issues from a Humanist perspective.
6. Campaign Against Social Issues: The organization participates in various campaigns against anti-personnel landmines, child labor, female genital mutilation, ritual killings, caste discrimination, shari’a law, and homophobia.
7. Celebrate World Humanist Day: NHM hosts lectures on World Humanist Day to discuss the ideas and experiences of Humanists, thereby raising awareness and understanding of Humanism within the community.
8. Receive Awards: The organization has received several awards recognizing its efforts and achievements in promoting Humanism, human rights, and freethought.

In summary, NHM was established to create a fairer and more humanistic society where non-religious people can live freely and be respected.