Insurgency: FG to begin evacuation of Nigerian refugees in neighbouring countries back home
Nov. 23, 2023 The Federal Government says it plans to begin the process of evacuating Nigerians taking refuge in the neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic, back home. Thousands of…
Insurgency: 35,000 persons killed in N/East since 2009 –UNHRC
Sept. 6, 2023 United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says no fewer than 35,000 people have been killed since the inception of the insurgency in the North-East in 2009…
Four migrants drown, 18 others rescued off Greece’s Lesbos island – Coast guard
August 28, 2023 Four migrants drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos while trying to cross the sea from nearby Turkey, the coast guard said on Monday, adding that 18…
UN allocates $20m to ramp up food security in Nigeria
June 21, 2023 The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of…
UN refugee agency: 200,000 have fled Sudan
May 12, 2023 Some 200,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring countries since violence erupted last month, a spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, including many…
UN Refugee Agency Calls on Governments Not to Return People to Sudan
May 5, 2023 The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday called on governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back to the…
Nigerians, others still trapped in Sudan war as ceasefire talks continue
Citizens from Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, Canada, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and the Philippines are among those trapped in the war. Meanwhile,…
FG committed to protecting refugees – Commissioner
June 20, 2022 The Federal Government is committed to the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) in Nigeria. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants…
U.N. expecting 8.3m refugees from Ukraine this year
April 26, 2022 The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting some 8.3 million people to flee Ukraine this year, revising up its previous projection, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. More…
Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine
March, 15, 2022 Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad approached 3 million on Tuesday, the United Nations said, as people escaped fighting and Russian…