Tag: Libya
Nigerians among 40 killed in Libya detention camp attack – IOM
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has confirmed that some Nigerians were among the 40 people killed in Tuesday night’s…
US, Chinese rockets, drones found with Libyan rebels
Forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognised government based in Tripoli captured sophisticated U.S. and Chinese rockets as well as drones…
14,000 Nigerians returned from Libya, France
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said a total of 14,036 Nigerians have voluntarily returned home under the…
Libya: 6,000 migrants need to be evacuated from detention camps
A medical charity, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says there are close to 6,000 migrants trapped in Libyan detention camps who…
NEMA receives 195 Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 195 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammad, Coordinator,…
Another 145 Nigerians brought home from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 145 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammad, Coordinator,…
Insecurity: Chadian President wants CEN-SAD Secretariat relocated from Libya
President Idris Deby Itno of Chad on Saturday in N’Djamena, advocated for the relocation of the Secretariat of the Community…
Libya: WHO expresses fear on disease outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it feared outbreaks of infectious diseases due to dirty water and…
IOM raises alarm over safety of detained migrants, Libyan civilians
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has raised concern for detained migrants and Libyan civilians, as military convoys approach the…
12,974 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in 2 years – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 12,974 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from Libya in two years. The agency said…
NEMA receives 180 Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 180 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
Osimhen grabs hat-trick as Nigeria’s Under-23 team crush Libya 4-0
Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria's Under-23 team crushed Libya 4-0 in the second leg to progress to the…
South Africa beat Libya 2-1 to reach 2019 AFCON
South Africa were the last country to book a place at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on…
U-23 AFCON Qualifiers: Nigeria lose 0-2 to Libya
Nigeria began the race towards the defence of their African Under-23 title on Wednesday on a sour note as they…
Another 326 Nigerians repatriated from Libya
At least, 326 stranded Nigerians in Libya have arrived Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Alhaji Idris…
164 Nigerians return from Libya, 2 suspected traffickers nabbed
Two suspected human traffickers were on Friday apprehended for trafficking some Nigerians to Libya with the promise of taking them…
160 Nigerians arrive from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
162 Nigerians return from Libya, 4 already pregnant
A fresh batch of 162 Nigerians, including four pregnant women, have voluntarily returned from Libya with the assistance of the…
Libya repatriates 164 illegal immigrants to Niger
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said that 164 illegal immigrants from Niger had been voluntarily deported from…
UN, U.S. condemn attack on Libya’s foreign ministry
The United Nations and the United States have strongly condemned a terrorist attack on the Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
‘Unimaginable horrors’ African migrants face in Libya – UN report
Migrants and refugees are being subjected to “unimaginable horrors” from the moment they enter Libya and throughout their stay in…
Libya: 4,123 Nigerians voluntarily returned home from Jan. to Dec. – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday said a total of 4,123 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya between Jan.…
Libya put 8 goals past hapless Seychelles to keep AFCON qualification hope alive
Libya humiliated hosts Seychelles 8-1 on Saturday in Victoria in their final qualification round Group E fixture for the 2019…
Libya: Red Crescent recovers 22 bodies
The Libyan Red Crescent on Wednesday said it recovered 22 unidentified bodies in the eastern city of Darna.
315 illegal migrants intercepted at Mediterranean sea
The Libyan Coast Guard picked up a total of 315 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday who were trying…
Libyan parliament, state council agree to restructure presidential council
Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives, or parliament, and the Tripoli-based Higher Council of State have reached an agreement on restructuring…
141 Nigerians, including 11 pregnant women return from Libya
No fewer than 141 Nigerians including 11 pregnant women have voluntarily returned from Libya to Nigeria with the assistance of…
Libyan parliament approves law to increase teachers’ wages
Libya’s House of Representatives has approved a law to increase teachers’ wages following threats by the teachers’ union to launch…
Another batch of 149 Nigerians arrive from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 149 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
Nigerian Govt urged to secure release of citizens detained in Libya
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Migration Enlightenment Project Nigeria (MEPN), has called on the Federal Government to demand for the list and…