Migration
31 Mar
US-based author and scientist, Mrs. Maggie Offoha, has said Nigerians should do due diligence and determine that migration is their best option before embarking on such journey.
30 Jan
African leaders, yesterday, gathered at a Rome summit to hear Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s much-hyped plan for the continent, aimed at transforming Italy into an energy hub, and stopping migration.
22 Jan
There is growing concern over the alarming rate of migration mass exodus of skilled health professionals from Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Saudi Arabia, Canada and other countries for greener pastures
13 Jan
Britain has been faced with addressing issues around legal migration as it runs concurrently with the controversial efforts in tackling illegal migration amid diplomatic complexities.
17 Dec
An Australia-based activist, Ifeanyi Nwolisa, has said poverty, bad governance and economic hardship were fueling migration of youths out of the country for greener pastures.
8 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that the federal government has put in place measures to tackle youth unemployment as part of effort to stem brain drain through migration.
23 Nov
A total of 141,000 Nigerians migrated to the United Kingdom (UK) between June 2022 and the year ending June 2023, latest figures published by the UK authorities showed.
20 Nov
These days, when a Senegalese fisherman climbs into a canoe, it's likely to be the last time -- either he is leaving his life behind in hope of a new one in Europe, or failing in the attempt.
7 Oct 2023
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3 Oct 2023
The new head of the United Nation’s migration agency will visit Africa on her first official trip on Sunday to highlight the scale of migration happening around the continent.
27 Sep 2023
The United Kingdom's Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has said being gay or a woman with fear that they could be discriminated against in their country of origin is not enough reason to seek asylum in the UK or any Western country.
24 Sep 2023
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has admitted she had hoped to do "better" on controlling irregular migration, which has surged since her far-right party won historic elections a year ago.
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