NEWS

Migration Routes Grow Deadlier Despite Sharp Drop in Arrivals – IOM

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2026

Migrant journeys have become significantly deadlier in several major migration corridors despite a sharp decline in the number of people arriving in Europe, according to new data released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). IOM’s Global Overview of Migration Routes

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Nigeria Seeks Private Investment, Partnerships to Close Climate Adaptation Gap

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

The Federal Government has called for stronger partnerships and increased private-sector investment to close Nigeria’s climate adaptation gap, saying government alone cannot deliver the level of resilience required to protect communities, infrastructure and the economy from the growing impacts of climate change. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, made the call in

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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 Airport in Lagos from Benghazi, Libya, where many had been stranded under

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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