The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) on Monday evacuated 132 more…
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IOM, EU evacuate 164 more Nigerians from Libya
Two days after 401 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and…
Sale of migrants as slaves in Libya may be crime against humanity – U.N
The sale of migrants into slavery in Libya may amount to crimes against humanity, the United…
Spain rescues 250 migrants in Mediterranean
Spanish authorities said they rescued over 250 migrants, including children, on Saturday who were making the…
Another batch of 257 Nigerians from Libya arrive Lagos Airport
Another batch of 257 Nigerians from Libya on Wednesday landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,…
U.N. pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home…
3,000 migrants died in Mediterranean in 2017, IOM says
More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to…
IOM: 160,000 migrants cross Mediterranean into Europe in 2017
More than 160,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2017 having crossed the Mediterranean Sea,…
Italy holds funeral for 26 Nigerian women drowned in Mediterranean
Italy held a mass funeral on Friday for 26 young Nigerian women who drowned while trying…
Dabiri-Erewa says demise of 26 Nigerians in Mediterranean sea preventable
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Abike Dabiri-Erewa says the deaths of…
Libyan coast guard intercepts nearly 300 migrants east of Tripoli
Libya’s coastguard intercepted 299 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries on two rubber boats east of Tripoli…
West African migrant deaths in the Sahara doubles Mediterranean toll – IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said West African migrants trying to reach Europe are…