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Nigeria to enforce strict clampdown on irregular inmigrants from August 1

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 March 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has announced that a strict clampdown on irregular immigrants will commence on August 1, 2025, following a three-month amnesty period for compliance with immigration regulations. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,

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Leave The US ! Donald Trump Gives Liberians One Year To Leave The US

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2018 0

US President Donald Trump decided Tuesday to end the protected status of thousands of Liberian migrants to the United States and gave them a year to leave the country. It’s the latest of similar moves, after more than 250,000 Salvadorans, Haitians and Nicaraguans lost their protected status under an administration which has made cracking down […]

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Trumping over Nigeria’s outsize love with U.S. immigration

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2017 0

On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the President of The United States, Donald Trump, confirmed a new regulation to reduce legal immigration to his country and evaluate visa applications based on merit, with a preference for people with higher education or advanced job skills. Applicants with advanced degrees, particular skills, or job offers will receive preferential […]

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DR Congo Police Abused Illegal Immigrants

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2015 0

Police in southern Republic of Congo used violence and subjected illegal immigrants to degrading treatment in the second phase of a crackdown that drove thousands from the country last year, the Catholic Church and a local charity said on Sunday. Congolese authorities on Thursday launched the next step in operation “Mbata ya bakolo” (“The slap […]