Trump shifts ground, promises changes to visas for skilled immigrant workers
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is planning changes to the H-1B programme that grants temporarily visas to highly educated immigrants, who work in specialty occupations such as…
Nigerians among migrants stranded in French port city
Nigerians are among a loose crowd of 300 migrants currently stranded on the French port city of Calais as they hurry to file for asylum in the United Kingdom to…
Nigerians among 300,000 migrants now employed in Germany
Germany’s labour agency says efforts to integrate refugees in the country’s labour market are progressing well, with more than 300,000 people from eight main countries of origin in work by…
1,500 migrants die in the sea in 7 months – UN agency
No fewer than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of 2018, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)…
11,100 Nigerians repatriated from Libya, more still stranded -EU
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday said no fewer than 11,100 Nigerians, who were among irregular migrants in Libya, had so far returned to the country. Mr Richard Young, the…
Nigerians among 40 migrants intercepted in Libya
Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 40 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, near its shores, bound for Europe, reports Associated Press. Coast guard spokesman Ayoub Gassim says a boat…
60 weary migrants refused by Italy, Malta arrive in Barcelona
A rescue ship carrying 60 weary migrants arrived Wednesday in a Spanish port after being refused entry by Italy and Malta, the second time in a month that a humanitarian…
1,500 Nigerians rot in Italian prisons, says envoy
The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli who made the disclosure in an interview…
Agony as 60 migrants perish off the coast of Tunisia
The death toll from a ship packed with migrants that sank off Tunisia on Sunday has risen to at least 60, with dozens still missing, the United Nations migration agency…
23 migrants feared dead in trip from Libya to Italy
Twenty-one migrants were missing and probably drowned after a rubber dinghy and a wooden boat set off from Libya for Italy and had to be rescued, the International Organization for…