Over 63,000 people dead or missing while migrating over last decade – IOM says
March 27, 2024 At least 63,285 people have perished or disappeared on migration routes around the world between 2014 and 2023, with most deaths caused by drowning, the U.N. migration…
Sixty-five migrants’ bodies found in Libya mass grave – IOM says
March 23, 2024 The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it is profoundly shocked and alarmed by the discovery of at least 65 migrants’ bodies in a mass grave in…
FG, IOM evacuate 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya
Feb. 28, 2023 The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another batch of 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday. Amb….
FG, IOM evacuate 327 Nigerians from Libya
Jan. 31, 2024 The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has successfully evacuated 327 stranded Nigerians as well as those released from detention facilities in…
Nearly 100 dead or missing migrants in Mediterranean so far in 2024 – IOM
Jan. 30, 2024 Nearly 100 migrants have died or disappeared in the central and eastern Mediterranean since the beginning of 2024, more than double the toll recorded last year during…
NEMA repatriates 975 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic
Jan. 24, 2024 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it repatriated 975 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic in 2023. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, made…
IOM seeks $7.9 billion for migrant support, says 71m forcibly displaced within their own countries in 2022
January 22, 2024 The United Nations migration agency aims to raise $7.9 billion this year through a new funding push to bolster efforts to protect migrants, reduce displacement and expand…
Sixty-one migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya – IOM
Dec. 17, 2023 Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya said. IOM, in a post on social…
FG receives 108 Nigerian migrants stranded in Niger
Oct. 24, 2023 The Federal Government has received 108 irregular Nigerians migrants stranded in Niger Republic. This is contained in a statement by Mr Alexander Oturu, Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National…
Migrant boat washes ashore in Israel, fate of passengers unknown
October 2, 2023 A rubber boat washed up on a beach in Israel on Sunday with no one on board, only what appeared to be the belongings of would-be migrants….