NEWS

IOM Assists 180 Nigerians to Return from Libya as Voluntary Repatriation Efforts Continue

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2026

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday received 180 Nigerian migrants who voluntarily returned from Libya under the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programme supported by the European Union. The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International

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Nigeria, IOM Seek Greater Collaboration Against Irregular Migration

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2025

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has said Nigeria is poised to forge better collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in tackling migration crisis, This is as she attributed the spate of illegal migration of Nigerians to the country’s huge demography explaining that over 70 per cent of the nation’s […]

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IOM Advises Prevention and Prosecution as Keys to Eradicating Human Trafficking

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2025

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has advocated for a two-pronged approach of prevention and prosecution for the eradication of human trafficking. The Deputy Head of Mission, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Ms Paola Pace gave the advice on Thursday in Abuja at the award ceremony of the third edition of the short film contest on […]

EDUCATION

IOM, Yobe Govt Push for Education that Will Enable Almajiris Fulfill Full Potential

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2024

The United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Yobe State Government and Almajiri Child Rights Initiative (ACRI) have pushed for official and regularized education of Almajiris to enable them fit into modern needs of a society and subsequently achieve their full potential. This was the crux of discussion at a roundtable meeting: “achieving durable

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IOM, Japan to support IDPs, returnees, host communities in Northeast

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2024

The Government of Japan and the United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have signed a joint agreement to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), returnees and vulnerable host communities in the Northeast. The Ambassador of Japan, Kazuyoshi Matsunaga, said during the signing ceremony of the agreement in Abuja that the the aim if the assignment

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IOM, northeast govs to build permanent homes for displaced persons

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2024

Governors of the northeast states have agreed to continue the partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), an agency of United Nations, and other stakeholders to build more houses for people who were displaced from their homes following the prolonged Boko Haram insurgency. Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, made the commitment on behalf