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FG to Begin Repatriation of Nigerian Refugees From Cameroon, Niger, Chad

Jacinta Nwachukwu Feb 17, 2021 0

The Federal Government on Wednesday said all was set to begin repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, Niger and Chad back home. Sen. Basheer Mohammed, Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees,…

Government

Body of Former Nigerian Ambassador to U.S., Nsofor Set for Repatriation

Emmanuel Yashim Dec 30, 2020 0

The body of Late Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, immediate-past Ambassador of Nigeria to the U.S., is set to be flown back home on Wednesday for burial. Nsofor, a retired justice of the Court of Appeal, died in the U.S. on Dec. 10 after a…

Government

Lebanese Community Sponsored Repatriation Of 43 Nigerian Women

Gabriel Agbeja Sep 27, 2020 0

The Lebanese community in Nigeria has sponsored the repatriation of 43 Nigerian women stranded in their country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The women landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 2 pm…

Breaking

BREAKING: Nigerian Lady Births Child Aboard Nigeria-Bound Flight

News Agency of Nigeria May 6, 2020 0

A Nigerian Lady aboard a repatriation flight from the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday gave birth to a baby mid-air, Punch reports. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, confirmed the news. She, however, did…

International

India sets to repatriate citizens from abroad

News Agency of Nigeria May 5, 2020 0

India has kick started a “massive” operation calling up passenger jets and naval ships in the country to bring back some of the hundreds of thousands of nationals stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions, the government said.…

Foreign

Saudi Arabia Extends Coronavirus Curfew, UAE Warns on Worker Repatriation

Fatima Sule Apr 12, 2020 0

Saudi Arabia extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Sunday. This was after the kingdom reported more than 300 new infections on each of the last five days. Elsewhere in…

Business

$8.1bn repatriation: MTN, CBN finally settle out of court

Samuel Oduoye Jan 11, 2019 0

Telecommunications firm, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, said on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the Central Bank of Nigeria over the $8.1bn being demanded from it by the apex bank. The $1.8bn demand by the CBN…

Metro

NASS decries forceful repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 4, 2017 0

Rep. Sani Zorro, Chairman, House Committee on IDPs, Refugees and North-East Initiatives, on Monday, decried the forceful repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon. Zorro said this when Volker Turk, the United Nation Humanitarian…

World

UN agency repatriates 64,761 Somalis refugees from Kenya

News Agency of Nigeria May 23, 2017

The UN refugee agency on Monday said it had repatriated 64,761 Somali refugees from Kenya since the voluntary return began in December, 2014. The UNHCR said in its bi-weekly update released in Nairobi that 63,535 refugees were supported…

Opinion

Victorious Verdict on Repatriation of Abacha’s Loot

Jibril Umar Gwandu Sep 22, 2016 0

It is a common knowledge that the unflinching determination of the Federal Government to recover the nation’s looted wealth has gathered momentum. Nigerians are not unaware that recently the Attorney General of the Federation and the…

Metro

Libya Deports 172 Nigerians

Owolabi Oluwasegun Mar 12, 2016 0

172 Nigerians living in Libya have on Friday been deported back into the country over several immigration irregularities according to the Libyan Government. The Libyan Deportees, 166 Males and 6 Females arrived at the Hajj Camp area of…