Ethiopian Airlines Crash: Number of UN Officials Killed Rises to 21
The number of UN officials killed in the Ethiopian Airlines which crashed Sunday has risen to 21 from the initial 19 reported by the global inter-governmental organisation. The UN headquarters,…
Migration: Get Adequate Information Before Travelling -Trafficked Nigerian Girl Advises
In the five months it took Becky to reach Italy from Nigeria, she was jailed, raped at gunpoint, forced into an abortion, nearly drowned at sea and saw several fellow…
326 Nigerians Arrive From Libya- NEMA
At least, 326 stranded Nigerians in Libya have arrived Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, who confirmed…
NAPTIP Commences Efforts to Rescue 20,000 Trafficked Nigerian Girls in Mali
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has commenced efforts to rescue about 20,000 Nigerian girls trapped in Mali after they were trafficked…
About 20,000 Nigerian Women, Girls Trafficked From Nigeria to Mali- NAPTIP
NAPTIP Boss, Julie Okah-Donli As many as 20,000 women and girls are feared to have been trafficked from Nigeria to Mali where they are stranded after being forced into prostitution,…
Growing Frustration, Desperation As Migrants Remain Stranded At Sea After Two Weeks
After two weeks stranded at sea and battered by winter storms, migrants onboard a rescue ship are growing frustrated, supplies are dwindling and the crew are exhausted as European…
11,833 Nigerians Returned From Libya Under AVR Programme – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday said a total of 11,833 Nigerians have been brought back from Libya since the Assisted Voluntary Return, AVR, Programme began in…
Nigeria Will Continue to Remain a Migrant-Friendly Nation – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria Will Continue to Remain a Migrant-Friendly Nation and that migrants as human beings are entitled to their fundamental human rights. Buhari expressed this view…
Irregular Migration: NEMA Advises Intending Migrants to Utilise MRCs
DG/CEO NEMA, Mustapha Maihaja The Federal Government on Wednesday advised Nigerians who are planning to migrate to make use of the newly created (MRC) to get adequate information relating…
Over 100 Nigerians return from Libya, including Pregnant women
No fewer than 141 Nigerians including 11 pregnant women have voluntarily returned from Libya to Nigeria with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and…