No fewer than 400 Nigerians have indicated interest and registered to be evacuated from South Africa following the recent xenophobic attacks.
The first batch of Nigerians, who are willing to return home, will be repatriated on Wednesday....
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A TWIST to last week’s xenophobic attacks in South Africa seems to be unfolding following a newspaper report that the violence stemmed from an “orchestrated campaign to destabilize the country.”
The influential Mail and Guardian reported on Friday that “security cluster officials are...
Experts in foreign policy and international relations yesterday recommended people-to-people and government-to-government diplomatic approaches to stop xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa.
The experts, however, asked the federal government to …
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit South Africa in October to “reinforce strong bonds”, following a spate of attacks against West Africans.
The Presidency said on Saturday that the two countries would “jointly develop responses to challenges affecting people and...
Former Minister of Education and Convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Oby Ezekwesili, has corrected the notion that Nigerians are mostly criminals and drugs peddlers in South Africa.
Ezekwesili, while speaking during a special panel to address xenophobia at the World Economic Forum...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned visit to South Africa next month remains on course to reinforce “the strong bonds between the two countries” and jointly develop responses to problems affecting people and businesses in South Africa and Nigeria, the presidency said on Saturday.
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday said the Federal Government should be courageous enough to announce retaliatory measures that would make it clear that Nigeria would no …
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As the face-off between Nigeria and South Africa over xenophobic attacks and attendant reprisal deepens, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has identified insecurity and poor economy as causes of Nigerians’ migration to South Africa.
The South East chairman …
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It has been a rough week for Nigeria-South Africa relations, the two African giants are in the middle of a diplomatic face-off that was triggered by a fresh round of violence toward foreign nationals in South Africa.
On Sunday, angry mobs in Pretoria …
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The federal government yesterday stated its position on the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, saying it will not sever diplomatic ties with South Africa....
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The federal government has pushed aside the suggestion that Nigeria should severe diplomatic ties with South Africa over the spate of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, …
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Air Peace Airline’s plan to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa from September 6, 2019, suffered a major setback as most of those interested in returning home, have expired passports.
Mr Allen Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace, made the revelation in Lagos....
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LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian police plan to boost security at embassies and foreign businesses in the country in the wake of violence targeted at South African-owned companies, the police said on Wednesday.
Violence erupted in Nigeria against South African companies in retaliation for attacks on...
The board of MTN Nigeria on Thursday, September 5 condemned the recent xenophobic attacks and violence perpetrated against Nigerians and other nationalities in South Africa.
The chairman of the board, Ernest Ndukwe, also condemned the reprisal attacks against some of the companies owned...
The federal government has revealed that Air Peace has volunteered to evacuate Nigerians who wish to return to Nigeria free of charge from South Africa starting from Friday, September 6, 2019, following the recent xenophobic attacks.
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Femi Falana Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, has advised the federal government of Nigeria to assemble a team of lawyers to seek legal redress for the victims of the attacks in South African courts.
Speaking in a statement titled “Beyond the condemnation of xenophobic attacks by...
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili is currently in South Africa to attend the 2019 World Economic Forum and Nigerians are dragging her for it.
Her attendance at the WEF comes in the wake of the recent xenophobic attacks on Africans living in South Africa which led Nigeria, …
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Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa, Igbere TV reports.
The chairman of Dangote Group also condemned the reprisal attacks being carried out by Nigerians on South African companies in the country....
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MI Abaga wants everyone who felt offended by his tweets a few days ago to forgive him.
MI Abaga has tendered an apology to everyone he offended during his remarks on the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. MI had defended South African rapper, AKA, who had said some …
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Two eye witnesses have revealed what started the Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
According to two eye witness, the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa against Nigerians started after a taxi driver was shot dead by a Tanzanian who was assumed to be a Nigerian. One of the …...
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