Tag: Libya
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175 stranded Nigerians return from Libya – NEMA
Another batch of 175 Nigerians stranded in Libya returned to the country on Tuesday. The Nigerians were received at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The South-West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to journalists in Lagos.
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NEMA receives 128 stranded Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had received 128 Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib told Newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos that the returnees were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
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Buhari meets Libyan PM in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dbeibeh and members of his entourage arrived the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 10.05a.m, and were received by President Buhari. Others who joined the president at the forecourt of…
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100 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan coast – report
More than 100 illegal immigrants have drowned when their boat capsized off the Libyan coast, Eugenio Ambrosi, Chief of Staff of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), announced later Thursday. “Reports of at least 100 lives lost in the Central Mediterranean today,’’ Ambrosi tweeted. “These are the human consequences of policies which fail to uphold…
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Buhari raises fresh alarm over influx of illegal arms, ammunition from Libya
President Muhammadu Buhari says as far as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow in the Sahel region of the African continent. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement, said Buhari stated this when he hosted outgoing Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United…
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How illegal arms, ammunition flow into Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said as far as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow in the Sahel region of the African continent. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement, said Buhari stated this when he hosted outgoing Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the…
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NIDCOM announces return of stranded Nigerians in Libya
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has officially announced the return of 118 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya. NIDCOM made this known in a post on Twitter. According to the organization, the returnees who arrived in Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday include 51 males, 41 females, 17 children, and nine infants. The…
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Human trafficking: How I was lured to Libya for prostitution — Victim
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded a public apology from Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe over his negative utterances against Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC Acting Deputy National Publicity Secretary made the demand in a statement on Monday in Abuja, while reacting to the development. Abaribe is the Minority Leader…
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CAF lifts restriction on hosting official matches on Libyan territory
The Emergency Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has lifted restrictions on hosting of CAF international matches on Libyan territory. A report on the CAF website on Friday indicated that the development followed a CAF safety, security and stadium inspection of the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…