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 the development to newsmen on Friday in Lagos, said the returnees were received in two batches. Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived the Cargo Wing of the […]
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International Organisation for Migration
11 pregnant women, 130 others return from Libya
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 the European Union (EU). Mr. Segun Afolayan, Chief Planning Officer, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos. Afolayan […] …
We were marooned in desert –Libyan returnee
116 Nigerians in Libya slave camps – FG
Stakeholders urge end to illegal migration
Nigerians have reiterated the need for an increased government’s effort to save the life of citizens, especially those trapped in Libya.The call was made following the return of another batch of 171 stranded Nigerians from Zintan District of Libya through the assistance of International Organisation for Migration (IOM). …
IOM seeks jobs, rehabilitation for 7,746 returnees from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has urged the federal and state governments to intensify their job creation programmes to accommodate no fewer than 7,746 Nigerians that have lately been repatriated from Libya. The United Nations’ body, it was learnt, is worried that job opportunities and rehabilitation exercises for returnees are far in-between, encouraging some […] …