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Nigeria has rejoined the United Nations peacekeeping operations after pulling out due to the insurgency. A statement issued by the acting Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, Benjamin Sawyerr, said Nigeria was inducted back into the peacekeeping mission on Wednesday March 15. The statement appreciated the cooperation and collaboration of the local administration and the traditional institutions in forging a peaceful […]

The Federal Government has expressed concerns over the conditions of Nigerians serving jail terms in Ethiopia. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that the Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia has proposed an MOU from the Nigerian Correctional Service on transfer of sentenced persons to Nigeria with the Ethiopian authorities to complete their respective jail terms in Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa noted that most of the Nigerians in Ethiopian jail were arrested […]

The Federal Government has said it will launch a full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a Nigerian, Chizoba Eze, in Ethiopian prison. A statement signed by the Spokesperson, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, consoled the family of late Eze. The statement, however, expressed concern over the reported conditions of some Nigerians, serving various jail terms in Ethiopia. Chizoba was said to have died […]