Tag: Libya
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611 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya in March
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said a total of 611 Nigerians had voluntarily returned from Libya in March. The South West Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Alhaji Yakubu Suleiman, made the disclosure while receiving a new set of 166 returnees who arrived from the volatile North African country. Suleiman noted that the Nigerians…
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FG negotiating release of Nigerians in Libya’s slave camps – Onyeama
The Federal Government says it is working with Libyan Authority to negotiate the release of all Nigerians in Libya slave camps and ensure their repatriation safely to the country. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that negotiations were ongoing with some of the militia groups controlling some camps who were…
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Four pregnant women, 140 other Nigerians return from Libya
No fewer than 144 Nigerians, which included four pregnant women, were on Thursday repatriated from Libya with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU). The returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 10.30 pm. They returned aboard a chartered Airbus 320…
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Why global money-laundering watchdog removed Libya from terror-financing watch list
The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) lifted Libya from the list of countries unable to fight money laundering and terrorism financing, the Central Bank of Libya said in a statement. “A major achievement was made with a decision issued by the FATF, after Libya was included in the list of states subject to follow-up…
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2,114 Nigerians evacuated from Libya in 48 days – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said on Saturday 2,114 Nigerians living in Libya had been brought back to the country from January till date. The Head, Press and Public Relations of NAPTIP, Mr. Josiah Emerole, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Emerole quoted the Director-General of the agency,…
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Buhari, Obaseki meet in Abuja; discuss human trafficking, welfare of Libyan returnees
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday hosted Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, at the presidential villa Abuja where they discussed human trafficking and what to do with Nigerians who were recently rescued from slavery in Libya. Shortly after emerging from the meeting, Mr. Obaseki, in a brief chat with reporters, said Friday’s meeting was his first…
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4th batch of 465 Nigerian returnees arrive Port Harcourt – Official
The fourth batch of 465 Nigerian returnees from Libya have arrived Port Harcourt, Mr Martins Ejike, South-South Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said. Ejike who received the returnees on Friday, told news that they arrived Port Harcourt International Airport at about 12.25 a.m. on board Max Air. Ejike told newsmen that the evacuation…
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How FG can stop Nigerians from going to Libya – Catholic Bishops
Some Catholic Bishops on Sunday condemned the inhuman treatment meted on Nigerians working and living in Libya, describing the act as horrific. Joseph Bagobiri of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Adewale Martins of Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, and Alaba Job of Ibadan condemned the modern slavery in separate telephone interviews with the News Agency of…
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IOM, EU evacuate 132 more Nigerians from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) on Monday evacuated 132 more Nigerians from Libya. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new batch of returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 5.30 p.m.. The Nigerians returned aboard a chartered Global Africa…
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560 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive Port Harcourt
The third batch of 560 Nigerian returnees from Libya have arrived Port Harcourt. Mr Martins Ejike, the South-South Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), made this known to newsmen on Sunday in Port Harcourt. Ejike said that the returnees, comprising 540 adult and 20 infants, arrived the airport on board Max Air, with registration…