Libya

Libya deports 177 Nigerian migrants

The Libyan government has deported 177 Nigerian migrants, including women and children, in what…

By Faith Alofe

Libya appeals CAF ruling granting Nigeria match victory

The Libyan Football Federation has appealed a decision by the Confederation of African Football…

By Juliet Anine

CAF to investigate bad treatment of Super Eagles in Libya

The Confederation of African Football has said that it has initiated an investigation into…

By Faith Alofe
Covid-19: Libya reports 12 new cases, toll now 168

Libya repatriates 369 migrants to Nigeria, Mali

Libya repatriated 369 migrants to their home countries, Nigeria and Mali on Tuesday. This…

By Juliet Anine

FG, IOM repatriates 147 Nigerian migrants from Libya

The Federal Government, in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration, has facilitated the…

By Kamilu Balogun

161 stranded Nigerian migrants arrive Lagos from Libya 

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, evacuated 161 Nigerian…

By Kamilu Balogun

Libya orders arrest of eight officials over flood disaster

Libya's prosecutor general has issued arrest warrants for eight officials in connection with the…

By Kamilu Balogun

155 stranded Nigerian migrants return from Libya

The International Organisation for Migration, in collaboration with the Nigerian government, repatriated 155 Nigerian…

By Kamilu Balogun
Flood kills 150 in Libya

Flood kills 150 in Libya

At least 150 people have tragically lost their lives in eastern Libya due to…

By Juliet Anine
FG repatriates 22 slain ISIS fighters' families, 79 Nigerians from Libya* At least 22 family members of Islamic State fighters who died fighting in Libya were reportedly among 101 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Libya. The individuals, according to a statement by Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols, National Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun, were received by officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs; NIDCOM; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control; National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; National Emergency Management Agency; Department of State Services; Nigeria Immigration Service and Port Health. The statement read, “The stranded Nigerians include the 22 family members of suspected former members of ISIS that were killed in Libya as well as their children. “All evacuees came with Negative PCR test for Covid- 19, and landed at exactly 10.15 pm at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport GAT wing, aboard Airforce C130.” That ISIS fighters are scattered across Libya, which has been engulfed in violent extremism since the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the country’s strong man. Gaddafi was killed in an uprising in the country in 2011

FG repatriates 22 slain ISIS fighters’ families, 79 Nigerians from Libya

At least 22 family members of Islamic State fighters who died fighting in Libya…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
Covid-19: FG set to evacuate more Nigerians from U.S. July 3

Nigeria to evacuate 100 citizens from Libya

The Nigerian Mission in Tripoli said on Friday that it was evacuating 100 Nigerians…

By Agbaje Matthew
refygees, asylum seekers in Libya

More than 42,000 refugees, asylum-seekers in Libya – UNHCR

Agency Report The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Friday said there were…

By Enitan Daramola
Egypt beat Libya to win 2021 African Minifootball Cup

Egypt beat Libya to win 2021 African Minifootball Cup

The Egyptian mini-football team has emerged champion of the 2021 African Minifootball Cup of…

By Enitan Daramola

VIDEO: My wife fled because I returned blind from Libya, Nigerian man laments

A Nigerian man identified as Stanley Ogieriakhi, who recently returned from Libya, has disclosed…

By Funmilayo Ayanwusi

17 migrants feared drowned in shipwreck off Tunis

No fewer than17 African migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried…

By Irobosa Osazuwa