Lagos – Three Nigerians are among other foreign nationals who on Tuesday suffered from fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners in different locations of Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province, South Africa, the Nigerian community has said. Gazing at women’s breasts elongates men’s life span – study The National Spokesperson of the Nigeria Union, South Africa (NUSA), Mr Odefa […]
Daily Times Nigeria requests that all Nigeria actors, actresses and filmakers who win an award at this year’s 2017 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) indeed all Nigerians both home and abroad denounce on social and traditional media the xenophobic attacks taking place in South Africa of which Nigerian nationals are major casualties. The incidents, […]
Muslim women on Sunday expressed displeasure over the recent attacks against some Nigerians in South Africa. They spoke at a programme, Sisters’ Dawah Conference, organised by the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit. The conference, which was attended by about 10 islamic organisations, was aimed at ensuring unity and development. During the […]
The Nigerian Union in South Africa has commended the Federal Government for its decision to ask for compensation from South Africa over xenophobic attacks. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali had told the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs that Nigeria would ask the South African government to pay N84 million as compensation to […]
The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) has condemned the recent series of xenophobic attacks of South Africans on foreign nationals living and working in South Africa. A statement signed by the Society’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Olumide Dada, read in part, “We are particularly worried about the possibility of a wider spread of this unreasonable […]
National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has warned South Africa against further xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians, in their country. The traders said they had information on further attacks to target designated markets in Johannesburg, Durban and other cities in South Africa, where Nigerian traders were predominantly located and doing their legitimate businesses. […]
The Nigerian Acting High Commissioner to South Africa, Mr Martin Cobham, has ruled out the immediate evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa over xenophobic attacks. According to him, it was a bit too early to consider the option of evacuation of Nigerians. However, Cobham said there was the need for calm. “I will not […]