United States President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will permanently pause migration from all “Third World countries”, a sweeping shift in US immigration policy that he says is intended to reverse decades of failed approaches. In a Thanksgiving message on Thursday, Trump criticised previous immigration policies, claiming they had left the United States […]
A young Nigerian, Mercy Oluwagbenga, has sent out a passionate warning to her peers never to embark on irregular migration, stressing that “whatever your situation, do not travel through dangerous routes.” Mercy was recently rescued from Libya after a viral video showed her crying out for help. Received in Abuja by the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The federal government and the United Kingdom have pledged the commitment of both nations to addressing shared challenges in migration, border security, and criminal justice reform. This was disclosed during a high-level bilateral meeting held between the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, held strategic discussions with the United Kingdom’s Minister of […]
By Ukpono Ukpono The Federal Government has announced plans to establish a Command and Control Centre to address irregular migration into Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the hint during the induction of operational officers for the Command and Control Centre for Regular Migration in Abuja. “Nigeria is at the centre of […]
By Julie Okah-Donli The International Organization for Migration (IOM) defines it as “movement that takes place outside the regulatory norms of the sending, transit and receiving country” (IOM, 2011) Irregular Migration is a component of human trafficking as most traffickers find it easier to manipulate the movement process if the formal processes of migration are […]
A Lagos-based Social Communicator, Mr Nathaniel Okoro, says the ability of each state to use what it has to mitigate the problem of coronavirus, will effectively help the nation at this trying times. Okoro made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. He said that the […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has said that timely and reliable labour statistics remains an essential requirement for evidence-based policy-making in any given society. This was disclosed by the Director of ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Mr. Dennis Zulu, at the Three Day National Capacity building Workshop on Labour Migration Statistics in Nigeria. Zulu, who […]
Abuja – Ms Amina Mohmammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General has called on African governments to raise the level of creativity, ambition and pace of Africa’s economic transformation and socio-political development as a means to addressing irregular migration. Mohammed made the call on Monday in Abuja at the launch of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) landmark […]
Abuja – The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, has said that Nigeria was committed to the integration of the African continent and the promotion of trade, movement of persons, goods and services, and infrastructural development. Keyamo disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, when he received a delegation of the African […]
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has been nominated to lead the charge by ECOWAS countries against irregular migration of citizens within the region and corruption on member countries’ national borders as well as the region’s joint anti-corruption forum. The EFCC boss was nominated came by the Head […]
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday called for the support of the Nigerian media to curb irregular migration in the country. The Public Information Officer, IOM Nigeria, Mr Jorge Galindo, made the call at a three-day Media Workshop on Migration in Benin. Galindo said that effective reporting and coverage of migration issues by […]
By Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki So far, about 40% more people have been displaced throughout Borno state (1.4 million) than reached Europe by boat in 2015 (1 million). Across North-East Nigeria, the war against Boko Haram has forced more than 2.6 million from their homes, a figure higher than the number of Syrians in Turkey, the […]
By Edward Nnachi Borno State in North- East Nigeria has a high number of people who have never had any formal modern education at all. This large number of uneducated people was manageable many years ago when such people were still able to practise their traditional farming, fishing and animal husbandry. But as Lake Chad’s […]
The newly appointed International Labour Organization (ILO) Assistant Director General/Regional Director for Africa, Nigerian -born Ms. Cynthia Samuel Olonjuwon has reiterated the commitment of ILO to strengthen its collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in its efforts at promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. The Regional Director made this assertion, when she paid a maiden […]