NEMA, IOM Receive 145 Nigerian Returnees from Libya in Lagos

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration, IOM, has received 145 Nigerian returnees evacuated from Benghazi, Libya. The evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 8:27 p.m. aboard an Al Buraq Airlines flight under the Assisted Voluntary Return programme. This was disclosed in a statement…

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IOM Releases $668,000 for Flood Relief in Nigeria

The International Organisation for Migration is releasing an additional $668,000 through the Rapid Response Fund, to support emergency humanitarian relief for flood-affected communities. The IOM disclosed this in a press statement. The statement noted that the new funding package would support localised humanitarian operations by IOM’s partners Relief Rescue Initiative, Safer World Foundation and Community…

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FG Receives 108 Nigerian Migrants Stranded in Niger

The Federal Government says it has received 108 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in neighbouring country, Niger Republic. The Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National Commission For Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Mr Alexander Oturu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the commission, Nigerians received include 32 males, 29 females,…

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