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Photo credit: Meteor Nigeria The Nigeria Immigration Service has prevented 14 internationally flagged persons of interest from entering the country. The Nation reports that this marks a significant step in Nigeria’s battle against terrorism and cross-border crime. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced it over the weekend. While speaking at the unveiling of…

Photo credit: Dominican Today About 20 of the roughly 400 Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti on a UN-backed anti-gang force have submitted letters of resignation from the mission over the past two months because of pay delays and poor conditions. US News reports that the officers have received no response to their letters and continue to serve on…

Photo credit: the Punch Ground no level for the people wey dey sell dollar as the naira don rise like aeroplane on the EFEM market.  Nairametrics yarn say the naira close for 1,535 against one dollar on Friday, December 6, 2024. Dis na good tin because as naira don dey rise more after three days since Central…

Photo credit: CBC Almost half of Black youth in Canada are considered food insecure. CBC reports that a food researcher who focuses on marginalized communities says it’s all about tackling the root causes, which goes beyond not having enough food in the fridge.

Photo credit: The Globe and Mail The Ontario government is planning to pass new legislation to crack down on homeless encampments, and Premier Doug Ford pledged Thursday to use the notwithstanding clause if necessary. CBC reports that Ford wrote to 12 mayors who asked him for tougher encampment laws. He said the province would provide…

Photo credit: KNEWS The Swedish government has ordered several agencies to monitor refugees’ travel patterns to ensure that asylum protection is not abused by those who may no longer need it. EURACTIV reports that the country’s migrant agency, in collaboration with the police and Swedish embassies, has been tasked with developing new procedures for exchanging information about…

Photo credit: BBC The Home Office has said thirty-five people have been arrested during a crackdown on people smuggling gangs “exploiting the Common Travel Area (CTA)”. The BBC quotes the Home Office as saying seventeen were arrested in Northern Ireland, and the remainder were arrested in Scotland and England. It added that immigration enforcement teams,…