Tag: immigration
Tension in South Africa as locals march against Nigerians, others
The South African government on Thursday called for calm ahead of a march against migrants due to be held in Pretoria on Friday, raising...
We were raped, kidnapped in Libya, Nigerian returnees lament
Some Nigerian returnees from Libya have narrated their experiences in the hands of officials in the North African country.
Some of the returnees appealed to...
41 Nigerians deported from UK arrive Lagos
Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sidi, said on Wednesday that 41 Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom for various immigration offences...
Trump fires acting attorney-general for refusing to enforce immigration ban
US President Donald Trump on Monday night fired acting Attorney-General Sally Yates for refusing to enforce his controversial Refugee Order designed to keep refugees...
Obama breaks silence, condemns Trump’s immigration order
Less than two weeks after leaving the White House, former US President, Barack Obama, spoke out on Monday against President Donald Trump’s efforts to...
Nigeria Immigration Service redeploys 207 officials
The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, recently approved the redeployment of 207 senior officers of the service between the ranks of Assistant Comptrollers General...
Nigerians arrested in UK crackdown on illegal nail salon workers
British immigration officers have raided nearly 300 nail salons and arrested almost 100 people for suspected immigration offences as part of a drive to...
Not my president! Trump’s shock victory sparks protests across America
Protesters took to the street on Wednesday evening across many US towns to protest the election of Republican Donald Trump as president-elect.
There was uneasy...
UK intensifies move to stop Nigerians coming for illegal childbirth
Authorities at one of England’s largest hospitals will start asking women to show passports before giving birth in a move designed to cut maternity...
Patoranking arrested at Uganda airport – Report
Nigerian reggae-dance artiste, Patoranking, was arrested at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda for failing to comply with immigration rules, according to media in reports...