Migrants Captured By Libyan Coast Guard Are Disappearing Thousands-Immigration Officials

LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the first seven months of 2021, more than 15,000 migrants were captured by the Libyan Coast Guard and other authorities as they tried to cross international waters and reach Europe. However, only about 6,000 of the migrants who were captured were being held in designated migrant detention facilities, a New Yorker…

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U.S. Rejection Of Nigerian, Okojo-Iweala Plunges WTO Leadership Race Into Confusion

LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Trade Organization’s bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade watchdog’s next director-general. Just six days before the U.S. election in which trade is a hot topic, Washington struck another blow at the…

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Magu: Int’l Groups Write Buhari, Say Anti-Corruption Fight May Suffer Setback

LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The unceremonious exit of former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu may erode the recent gains in the fight against corruption, global groups working against sleaze have said. World acclaimed anti-corruption groups, Re:Common, Globalwitness and The Corner House based in Europe said Nigeria has regained unprecedented gains…

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