Nigeria
Interior minister to drum up support at UN assembly to fight undocumented migration

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Nigeria
President Tinubu's delegation expected at UN General Assembly

Expected in Abuja on 10 September, Bola Ahmed Tinubu cancelled his return from London and will fly to New York City to attend the UN general assembly, where where he will be accompanied by a ministerial delegation.

Nigeria
London and Abuja negotiate to step up expulsions of irregular migrants

Britain's new Labour government, after ditching plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, is now prioritising bilateral deals to send back irregular migrants, and its interior ministry is having further talks with its Nigerian counterpart.

Nigeria
Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo to talk security in US

Washington is keen to bolster cooperation on security with Abuja and has invited the minister to the United States to discuss illegal migration, trafficking and terrorism, all of which are issues of growing concern in Nigeria.

Nigeria
Paris and Abuja create working group on irregular migration

Abuja and Paris have just signed an agreement over the creation of a working group on irregular migration that will meet twice a month.

Nigeria
Netherlands and Nigeria move to fight human trafficking

The Hague has opened up a privileged channel with the Nigerian authorities to discuss how to clamp down on traffickers and migrant smugglers.

Nigeria
Abuja cut off from Interpol search notices

For more than six months, Interpol notices have not been showing on the screens of Nigeria's customs services during their passport checks.