Stakeholders Urge Communities to Promote Safe, Regular Migration

Stakeholders Urge Communities to Promote Safe, Regular Migration

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Stakeholders have called for greater community involvement in combating irregular migration, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, while promoting safe, regular and informed migration among Nigerians, especially young people. The call was made on Monday, August 31, 2026, at a town hall meeting on irregular migration organised for community gatekeepers and relevant stakeholders at Zeus Paradise Hotel, Mabushi, Abuja. The meeting was organised by ActionAid Nigeria in […]

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NIS Warns Nigerians Against Irregular Migration, Fraudulent Travel Schemes

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigerian Immigration Service has declared that it is illegal to leave Nigeria without a valid passport, visa and other required travel documents, warning that irregular migration exposes citizens to human trafficking, forced labour and other forms of exploitation. In a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI AS Akinlabi, on May 25, 2026, the Service alerted the public to the growing cases of […]

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NHRC, Partners Hold Two-Day Training on Human Rights-Based Migration Approach

By Toffa Momoh I Abuja The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu, has called for the full mainstreaming of human rights into migration governance, insisting that all policies, laws, and practices must be anchored on the principles of human dignity, equality, and non-discrimination. Dr. Ojukwu made the call at a two-day training for members of the National Working Group on Human Rights and Migration […]

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