Tag: International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
155 Nigerians stranded in Libya return home
The returnees arrived at the cargo wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, late Tuesday evening on board an Al…
Fresh batch of 131 Nigerians repatriated from Libya
He said the IOM has so far brought 1,052 Nigerians from Libya this year.
IOM to launch support for migrants stranded in Libya
IOM said it was working with consular officials and migrant community leaders from Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, and…
How IOM repatriated 21,000 Nigerian irregular migrants
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has helped no fewer than 21,000 Nigerian migrants who were stranded in other countries.
79 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Sunday, said that 79 illegal migrants were rescued and eight others went missing…
74 migrants drown in Central Mediterranean
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, which has claimed…
UN agency to tackle humanitarian crisis in Kenya
The UN migration agency on Tuesday said it had launched a quality control centre in Nairobi to help respond to…
3,000 IDPs relocated to Bama after Maiduguri-Bama-Banki road reopens
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the Nigerian Government has relocated no fewer than 3,000 Internally Displaced People of…
134 more Nigerians evacuated from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) have evacuated 134 more Nigerians from Libya. Mr Ibrahim…
IOM, EU evacuate 164 more Nigerians from Libya
Two days after 401 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU)…
‘For 4th straight year, more than 3,000 dead or missing in Mediterranean’
The number of dead or missing migrants in the Mediterranean has risen above the 3,000 for the fourth year in…
IOM delivers aid to 12,000 IDPs in Borno
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Nigeria, has distributed 3,000 non-food relief item (NFI) kits to internally displaced people (IDPs)…
162 Nigerian migrants voluntarily return home from Libya
An Airbus 320 aircraft with registration number 5A-WAT on Thursday arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos with 162…