Some of the Nigerian irregular migrants evacuated from Libya to Nigeria by FG/IOM on TuesdayBy Lizzy OkojiThe Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has evacuated 152 Nigerians, who are stranded and lived as illegal immigrants in Libya, to Nigeria. The evacuated Nigerians whose return was facilitated under the FG-IOM Voluntary Repatriation Exercise, arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday evening. The Envoy noted that this was the third exercise the Federal Government and IOM had carried out in 2023, with a successful evacuation of nearly 500 Nigerians stranded in Libya to Nigeria already. ​“Today, we have successfully evacuated another 152 Nigerians stranded in Libya to Nigeria. We evacuated almost 4,000 stranded Nigerians from Libya in 2022 and we hope to surpass that number this year,” Musa said.

April 12, 2023 17:17 UTC

The National Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday, confirmed receiving 152 returnees from Libya and another 104 stranded citizens from N’Djamena, Chad Republic. The Libyan returnees were received at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while those from Chad were received at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The statement read, “The Director-General, NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, received the Assisted Voluntary Returnees at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja. “Also 73 adult males including those with medical cases, eight male children and seven infant males were among the batch. “The returnees were brought back under the care of the International Organisation for Migration from N’Djamena through a voluntary repatriation programme.

April 12, 2023 13:22 UTC

CAIRO – 12 April 2023: A governmental source detailed to Al Watan newspaper Wednesday the top countries that contributed to capital inflow between 2014 and 2022. The largest share belongs to the UAE, and that is 57.22 percent, followed by Bahrain (9.41 percent), the Netherlands (nine percent), Italy (8.28 percent), and Saudi Arabia. The source also highlighted the inflow from those countries in 2022, saying that $2.2 billion came from the UAE, $368.57 million from Bahrain, $352.71 million from the Netherlands, $324.64 million from Italy, and $146.95 million from Saudi Arabia. There are also $133.16 million from Kuwait, $107.39 million from Syria, and $50 million from Libya.

April 12, 2023 12:48 UTC

— to a new question: the legitimacy of the Libyan body asking the questions,” Gomati said. Amid the chaos, Abughila sealed the buyout deal with one version of LAICO. This netted him one last payout: He received 450,000 euros as a settlement for unpaid salaries and remunerations due to him. As for the ferry at the heart of the fight, the MV Freetown showed signs of deterioration for years, due partly to an apparent lack of maintenance. A breakdown in 2019 left passengers stranded on the water for more than five hours, according to local media.

April 12, 2023 11:17 UTC

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April 12, 2023 08:29 UTC





Therefore, this meeting discussed how to develop superior studies for economic diversification plans to avoid waste that could occur in investment and return. He said the diversification model relied on a specific type of income source. Downstream hydrocarbon development added valueAl-Zoubaik emphasized that thinking about expanding oil industries such as refining, or petrochemicals remains an option. This sector is promising and is very suitable for Libyan society, which has a low population density. The first is the focus of training and education towards this field, and the second is the focus of infrastructure in communications.

April 11, 2023 19:05 UTC

The state Libyan Investment and Development Holding Company’s (LIDCO) real estate subsidiary, the Libyan Development and Real Estate Investment Company (LIDRC) announced yesterday that it has completed the sales centre of the Lazurd Residential Complex. LIDRC said that it is ready to receive perspective customers wishing to buy housing units within the Airport Road Tripoli Gate complex. All the modern conveniencesAl-Shaafi stressed that the Lazurd project is keen to provide full luxury, comfort and after-sales services at a high level. The project was started under QaddafiIt will be recalled that the Lazurd Residential Complex was started before the 2011 February revolution that overthrew the Qaddafi regime. The Lazurd Residential Complex makes up only a small part of the Tripoli Gate project and only a few of its apartment blocks are being completed (and at a very slow pace) by this government.

April 11, 2023 16:52 UTC

A Suspected human trafficker, Muideen Adebisi, has been arrested by the police while trying to traffic four teenage girls from Ile-Ife in Osun State to Libya. After taking the food and drinks, the girls slept off and later woke up in Kano State en route to Tripoli, the capital of Libya. During interrogation, the suspect claimed that the four girls willingly accepted to go to Libya and work. “My brother who resides in Tripoli instructed me to get girls for him and send the girls to one man in Kano who will take them to Libya from Kano,” he said. The suspect also informed the police that when he got to the man’s house in Kano, he met many girls that were being processed for the journey to Libya.

April 11, 2023 12:37 UTC

Osun State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested a suspected human trafficker, Muideen Adebisi, while he was trying to move four teenage girls from Ile-Ife to Libya. Opalola further said after taking the food and drinks, the four teenagers fell asleep and only woke up at a place in Kano, where papers were being processed for them to travel to Libya. After taking the food and drinks, the girls slept off and later woke up in Kano State en route to Tripoli, the capital of Libya. “Three of the girls escaped miraculously in Kano and called their parents, who reported the matter to the police. Assuring of diligent investigation, Opalola also said the suspect would be charged to court in due course.

April 11, 2023 09:26 UTC

A boat carrying about 400 people "in distress" has been spotted adrift between Greece and Malta and is taking on water, support services have said. Alarm Phone also tweeted its concerns, saying it had received a call from the boat, which departed from Tobruk in Libya. Image: The boat in distress with about 400 people on board is pictured, with Merchant vessels Pericles and FMT Urla in the background. Pic:Sea-Watch/ReutersAccording to Alarm Phone, people on board the boat, currently adrift between Greece and Malta, are panicking. The boat is now in the Maltese Search and Rescue area, Alarm Phone added, also saying Italian officials have sent a vessel to rescue the boat.

April 11, 2023 08:26 UTC

The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a suspected human trafficker identified as Muideen Adebisi, who attempted to steal four teenage girls from Ile-Ife in Osun State to Libya. “The suspect (Muideen Adebisi), invited the young girls to a birthday party at a hotel in Ile-Ife and gave them food and drinks. After taking the food and drinks, the girls slept off and later woke up in Kano State en route to Tripoli, the capital of Libya. “Three of the girls escaped miraculously in Kano and called their parents, who reported the matter to the police. The PPRO assured of diligent investigation and said that the suspect would be charged to court in due course.

April 11, 2023 07:49 UTC

JOHANNESBURG - The family of a South African man kidnapped in Libya is desperate for his release. In 2017, paramedic Gerco van Deventer moved from Afghanistan to Libya. The family recently received proof he is still alive and is believed to be in Mali. Gift of the Givers is helping the family and hopes to reach an agreement that won't require ransom payments. "Obviously, this has to be a negotiation where there's no financial transaction because there's no money to pay," Sooliman said.

April 11, 2023 06:46 UTC

BENGHAZI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 11th April, 2023) There is no possibility of armed clashes in Libya in the near future, Fathi Bashagha, the country's prime minister leading the eastern-based Government of National Stability, told Sputnik. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibeh, who heads the UN-backed Government of National Unity in Tripoli, is ready to "do everything to retain his power, even at the expense of the Libyan people and their dignity and sovereignty," Bashagha said. The western part of the country is controlled by the Government of National Unity headed by Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibeh. The eastern part is under the Government of National Stability led by Bashagha. The south of the country is gripped by turmoil due to civil unrest, the persisting terrorist threat and armed tribal violence.

April 11, 2023 06:22 UTC

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April 11, 2023 02:14 UTC

Four migrants, including a Nigerian woman, have been arrested by Libyan security agents for allegedly running a prostitution ring in the Hawari area of Benghazi, Libya. AdvertisementAccording to the tweet, the 20-year-old woman was being sold by her pimp for $10 per customer. The tweet read, “CID in Benghazi dismantled a prostitution ring and arrested in Hawari area 4 undocumented #migrants incl. woman of Nigerian nationality. The 20-year-old female was being sold by her pimp for 50 LYD (ca.

April 11, 2023 00:18 UTC