refugees

Refugees Commission pledges to address returnees’ urgent needs

FOLLOWING the recent influx of 19,257 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons…

8 years ago

UNHCR cautions against involuntary return of Nigerian refugees

The Office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has cautioned against the forceful return of Nigerian refugees…

8 years ago

Cameroon repatriates 887 Nigerian refugees

ABOUT 887 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon on Tuesday arrived in Banki, Borno following a request from the Cameroonian government to…

8 years ago

Refugees appeal to FG for empowerment, Refugees’ passport

Some refugees in Nigeria on Saturday appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with empowerment and access to refugees’…

8 years ago

South Sudanese troops butchered civilians, shot children say refugees

Hundreds of South Sudanese refugees fled into Uganda for a second day on Wednesday, bearing further grim testimony of an…

8 years ago

More than 3,000 South Sudanese flee to Uganda after raid on border town

More than 3,000 South Sudanese fled into neighboring Uganda on Tuesday after government soldiers attacked the border town of Pajok,…

8 years ago

Nigeria, Cameroon sign agreement on voluntary repatriation of refugees

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Government of Cameroon and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed…

8 years ago

Severe food shortage may affect over 2million Africa’s refugees, UN warns

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) says that critical food shortage may…

8 years ago

Syrian refugees could become Turkish citizens —Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Syrian refugees living in Turkey could eventually be granted citizenship. “I want…

9 years ago

Number of refugees hit 65 million, all time high in 2015 —UNHCR

The United Nations refugee agency has said persecution and conflict in places such as Syria and Afghanistan raised the total…

9 years ago

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