Tag: Libya
17 injured in Libya fuel tanker explosion
The blast comes weeks after a fuel tanker blast in another southern Libya city killed several people and injured dozens.
Crude oil production: Angola, Libya overtake Nigeria
Nigeria’s crude oil production for the month of August averaged 1.100 million barrels per day.
Ogun girl, 13, intercepted in Kebbi on the way to Libya
“The girl was intercepted at Koko border on Friday, Aug. 9 as she was traveling from Ogun to Sokoto unaccompanied…
20 dead migrants found at Sudanese-Libyan border
The authorities assume that the 28 people were migrants trying to cross the border into Libya in two vehicles.
175 Nigerians stranded in Libya return home
Farinloye said that the stranded Nigerians were received at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about…
UN uncovers new mass graves in Libya
According to the report, there has been "widespread and systematic perpetration of forced disappearances, extermination, murder, torture, and imprisonment amounting…
Hello migrants, perilous journey via Libya to Europe unworthy risk
If you get to read this, don't journey through the desert. Don't look to sail the Mediterranean in a rickety…
Fresh batch of 131 Nigerians repatriated from Libya
He said the IOM has so far brought 1,052 Nigerians from Libya this year.
‘No country better than Nigeria,’ NEMA tells 131 returnees from Libya
By Yunus Yusuf The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday evening told 131 Nigerians to realise that there’s no…
166 Nigerians stranded in Libya return home
The stranded Nigerians were returned to the country with the assistance of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) through a voluntary…
IOM evacuates 128 Nigerians from Libya
The returnees were brought back to the country by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) through voluntary repatriation programme for…
Libya peace plan in tatters, presidential election shelved
The electoral commission proposed pushing back the voting date by a month, confirming a delay that had been widely expected…
Another 180 Nigerians evacuated from Libya
The Nigerians who departed from Mitiga Airport, Tripoli, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at midnight.
I wasted my dad’s N800K, became sex slave in Libya: Returnee Azizat Omoniyi
I became a slave and prostitute in Libya; I am not lying, I raised equivalent of ₦2 million as a…
IOM, FG evacuate 330 Nigerians from Libya
The Nigerians, Europe bound, were stranded in Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi.
98 candidates to contest Libya’s presidential election
Most of the political and military figures, as well as a large number of activists, academics, and artists are running…
Libya topples Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer
Libya has overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer, according to a new report by the Organisation of the Petroleum…
UN lauds release of Al Saadi Gaddafi, others
The UN mission applauded the decision of the Libyan authorities in a statement late on Monday.
FG repatriates another batch of 107 stranded Nigerians in Libya
The Federal Government on Wednesday repatriated another batch of 107 Nigerians stranded in Tripoli, Libya.
Libyan warlord Haftar shuts border with Algeria
Forces loyal to Libya's eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar have closed the border with Algeria, they said on Sunday
Buhari panics over UN move to expel Libyan foreign fighters
President Muhammadu Buhari has raised the alarm that the expulsion of foreign fighters in Libya, in consonance with a UN…
Why Libya’s stability matters to us – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said a stable or unstable Libya has implications for countries in the Lake Chad Basin area, including…
2 Nigerian female migrants rescued as 17 Africans drown
Two Nigerian female migrants, bound for Europe were rescued in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia. However, 17 other…
Libya receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine
Libya has received its first shipment of vaccines against COVID-19, with 101,250 doses from Russia.
Buhari: Libya fuels insecurity in Nigeria, Sahel region
President Muhammadu Buhari warned on Thursday that as long as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to…
Nigeria receives 118 stranded Libyan returnees
Another batch of 118 Nigerians stranded in Libya, was on Wednesday received in Abuja.
Over 90 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), late Friday, said that more than 90 illegal migrants were rescued off…
Libya spends $284m to fight coronavirus
Libyan Central Bank (LCB) announced on Wednesday that a whopping 1.27 billion dinars or about the US$284 million was devoted…
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…
Libya reports 670 new COVID-19 cases
The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Sunday reported 670 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the national count…