Many Nigerians are claiming the citizenship of other countries in West Africa in order to obtain passports from those countries to travel overseas, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY gathered that among the Nigerians that do this include those whose passports have been seized by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Nigerians who are arranged by agents to […]
About 4,281 Nigerians were repatriated through various countries in Europe, the US and even some African countries through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in the first half of 2017. Also, a total number of 691,934 travellers departed through the airport while another 560,988 travellers arrived the country within the period under review. A […]
Six European countries on Thursday deported 34 Nigerians for allegedly committing immigration-related offences. The Nigerians were deported from Switzerland, Germany, Iceland, Austria, Belgium and Hungary. The deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 6.30 am. The deportees, comprising of 32 males and two females, were brought back in a chartered […]
The United Kingdom has deported about 41 Nigerians for committing various immigration offences. The deportees who were brought into the country in the early morning of Wednesday comprised 33 males and eight females. They arrived through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos at 7:55 am with a chartered aircraft painted in white […]
The United States of America has deported 41 Nigerian and these include those who did not have the right documentation to stay in the country and others for various offences. This came less than a week after 162 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya to the country after unsuccessful efforts to cross to Europe and others […]
