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Immigration tragedy: Victims sue FG, demand minister’s sack

July 7, 2014 by Delia Innoma 0 Comments

The Federal Government has been dragged to court over the ill-fated Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) employment recruitment which claimed lives across the nation. The suit, being handled by a consortium of lawyers on pro-bono basis (free-of-charge), led by Funke Adekoya, will be heard by the Federal High Court in Abuja. In the writ of summons, […]

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Immigration tragedy: Moro asks for forgiveness

April 7, 2014 by Don Saint 1 Comment

The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, on Sunday apologised to Nigerians over the recent botched Nigeria Immigration Service  recruitment. He also asked families of the deceased and the injured applicants to forgive him. The News Agency of Nigeria  recalled that the March 15 recruitment claimed the lives of 16 applicants, with several others injured […]

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Immigration tragedy: Moro, others must refund applicants

April 1, 2014 by Don Saint 2 Comments

The Chairman of Public Petitions Committee in the House of Representatives, Uzo Azubuike, on Monday, insisted that the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and authorities of the Nigerian Immigration Service  (NIS), must refund the N1000 that were paid by applicants who participated in the botched recruitment exercise that claimed about 18 lives across the country. Speaking […]

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Immigration tragedy: How we escaped death –Survivors

March 17, 2014 by Don Saint 1 Comment

As families of those who lost their lives in the tragedy that hit the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) recruitment in Nigeria continue to mourn their dead, survivors have told their stories of figuratively walking in the valley of the shadow of death. Scores of people died at the test centers nationwide on Saturday following a […]

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