UK aids return of slavery victims despite re-trafficking fears
Britain has sent home or aided the return of dozens of slaves to trafficking hotspots including Albania, Nigeria and Vietnam in recent years, raising concerns this put people at risk…
FG lauds IOM for repatriating stranded Nigerians abroad, Northeast interventions
The Federal Government has praised the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) for repatriating stranded Nigerians abroad and for providing care and support for vulnerable persons in the Northeast. Amb. Mustapha…
About 15 Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat – U.N. agency
At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and left them stranded in the sea without food or water for a week,…
NEMA receives 171 stranded Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received another batch of 171 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, who was represented by…
More bodies of migrants found on a ship from boat disaster in Tunisian coast – OfficialÂ
More bodies were found from a ship packed with migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast last week, bringing the official death toll to 72 in a disaster feared to…
We have received, assisted 17,000 Nigerian voluntary returnees in the last five years
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Sub-Office in Lagos on Thursday said that it had in the last five years provided assistance to about 17,000 Nigerian voluntary returnees from Libya….
IOM, EU facilitate return of over 14,000 Nigerians from 7 African countries, others in 26 months
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said a total of 14,036 Nigerians have voluntarily returned home under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme which began in April 2017. The…
Libya coast guard stops over 100 migrants from reaching Italy
Seized migrants ship The Libyan coast guard has stopped 113 migrants trying to reach Italy over the past two days, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as boat departures resume…
IOM, ECOWAS, NAPTIP Launch Campaign on ENBIC, Free movement, Human trafficking
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday embarked on a cross-border roadshow to sensitise people in West African coasts on the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC). The five-day…
Migrants: Over 12,000 Nigerians Voluntarily Returned From Libya Since April 2017 – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said 12,574 Nigerians have so far returned from Libya under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme, AVRP, which began in April 2017. The…