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International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

More Than 200 Illegal Immigrants Rescued off Libyan Coast – IOM

Emmanuel Yashim Apr 10, 2020 0

More than 200 illegal immigrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast, said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). “200+ migrants were just returned to Libya. In the past few days, six boats carrying 500+…

International

NEMA receives 161 Nigerians from Libya

Yunus Yusuf Feb 7, 2020 0

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya. SEE ALSO: Abia Police Arrest Pensioners during Protest against Non-payment of Pension Arrears The acting…

Government

FG lauds IOM for repatriating stranded Nigerians abroad, Northeast interventions

Lizzy Okoji Aug 1, 2019 0

The Federal Government has praised the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) for repatriating stranded Nigerians abroad and for providing care and support for vulnerable persons in the Northeast. Amb. Mustapha Sulaiman,…

World

IOM raises alarm over safety of migrants in detention, Libyan civilians

Lizzie Agbaji Apr 6, 2019 0

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has raised concern for detained migrants and Libyan civilians, as military convoys approach the capital Tripoli. Leonard Doyle, IOM’s Information Officer in Geneva, made this known in a…

Metro

165 Nigerians voluntarily return home from Libya

Jide May 26, 2017

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya have assisted no fewer than 165 Nigerians to voluntarily return home from Libya on Thursday aboard a chartered Nouvelair aircraft with registration number…