Tag: Lebanon

“No Nigerian life lost in Lebanon” – FG

Aminu Imam
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…Set to begin evacuation The Federal Government has said that no Nigerian life has been lost in Lebanon, amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. As Israel increases strikes in Lebanon, the Nigerian government said it has commenced preparation for the evacuation of Nigerians in Lebanon. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, the Government said that the Nigerian Embassy in Lebanon has been actively working to protect its nationals. “The Federal Government has begun preparations to evacuate…

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Lebanese opposition makes unexpected gains in parliamentary elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Lebanese opposition groups made some unexpected gains in parliamentary elections in crisis-ridden Lebanon, against major political groups they blame for the country’s economic woes, preliminary unofficial results showed on Monday. The early results from Sunday’s elections also showed that the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement has lost major allies in Mount Lebanon and south and north Lebanon, to members of some opposition groups, which could lead the movement to lose its majority in the 128-member parliament. According to the preliminary results quoted by Lebanese media, the opposition managed to snatch around 10 seats.…

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$350m donor conference, unique opportunity to renew commitment to Lebanon – UN deputy chief

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, says a donor conference conveyed to raise 350 million dollars to boost support is a ‘unique opportunity’ to renew commitment to rebuild the country. Speaking on behalf of the UN chief in a video message, the deputy secretary-general said that the donation would boost support for Lebanon one year after the devastating explosion in its capital, Beirut. Mohammed told the International Conference in Support of the Lebanese People that the support represented a commitment for the country to prevent humanitarian catastrophe. The…

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94 stranded Nigerian girls return home from Lebanon

Ishaku Yohanna

At least 94 Nigerian girls stranded in Lebanon due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said. Announcing via Twitter on Wednesday, NIDCOM said the evacuees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The returnees, who tested negative for Covid-19 before departure, are expected to self-isolate for 14 days according to the protocol of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. They are also expected to take another Covid-19 test before rejoining society.

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Lebanon’s Defence Council unravels cause of Beirut explosion

Ishaku Yohanna

A meeting of the Lebanese Supreme Defense Council said that a massive blast that occurred in the port of Beirut on Tuesday evening might have been the result of maintenance work at the site. The council said at an emergency meeting that followed the blast that a door of the port’s hangar, where explosive materials were stored, did not close properly, local media reported. Following the tragic incident, the city’s governor said that half of the Beirut’s buildings were damaged, and hospitals were overcrowded due to a large number of…

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30 Nigerian ladies stranded in Lebanon appeal to FG for rescue

Ishaku Yohanna

Some 30 Nigerian ladies trafficked to Lebanon are appealing to Nigerian government to rescue them as they are stranded in that country. They made the appeal in a statement by the President of Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), Ajibola Abayomi, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Mr Abayomi said the message was being relayed based on an encounter with the victims, which necessitated the call for a speedy rescue action from the government. “JIFORM has forwarded details of the human trafficking agents involved…

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