IOM, FG partner to assist vulnerable female migrants
IOM’s Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Frantz Celestin with Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen signing the MoU on vulnerable migrants. Photo: Tersoo Zamber...
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156 Migrants rescued from traffickers in Libya
Libyan authorities have raided a clandestine jail in the southeastern city of Kufra, freeing at least 156 African migrants. The raid occurred as the UN’s...
Over 239,000 migrants traveled through Abuja Airport – Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja says no fewer than 239,114 outbound and inbound migrants passed through the...
Over 500 migrants stranded at sea
The migrants are aboard two charity ships, Ocean Viking and Open Arms. The former is run by Doctors Without Borders with Franco-German charity SOSMediterranee. They rescued...
10 migrants killed in Turkey van crash
Turkish officials on Wednesday say a van crash has killed 10 migrants in north-eastern Turkey after the van driver sped past a police check-point. Security...
MSF urges evacuation of migrants in Libya
Refugees and migrants in and around Tripoli should be evacuated out of the country, Doctors without Borders (MSF) said on Friday, after several were shot...
Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, 5 dead
The Tunisian coast guard says it has recovered the bodies of five migrants whose boat sank as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to...
Ecuador restricts entry for Venezuela
Ecuador has brought in new rules to stop Venezuelan migrants entering the country without a passport, leaving many stranded in neighbouring Colombia. Thousands of Venezuelans...