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Nigeria: Jonathan Cancels Immigration Recruitment
Daily Trust, 19 March 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the complete cancellation of Saturday's recruitment exercise of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Read more »
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Nigeria: Immigration Stampede - Relatives Scramble for Bodies
Daily Trust, 19 March 2014
Relatives of Mohammed Musa, one of seven jobseekers killed in Saturday's immigration job recruitment stampede, have complained hospital authorities refused them claiming Musa's… Read more »
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Nigeria: NIS Death - 'My Daughter Was Preparing for Her Wedding'
Vanguard, 19 March 2014
Two of the five corpses that were brought in on Saturday to the Braithwait Memorial hospital from the venue of the screening exercise conducted by the Nigeria Immigration Service,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Orders Cancellation of Immigration Recruitment
Vanguard, 19 March 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday, directed the immediate cancellation of the immigration recruitment exercise that led to the death of more than twenty applicants and scores… Read more »
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Nigeria: APC Senators Chide Jonathan Over Immigration Job Deaths
Vanguard, 19 March 2014
ALL Progressives Congress, APC, senators have berated the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan over last weekend tragic death of Nigerian youths in search of Nigeria… Read more »
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Nigeria: Immigration Recruitment Tragedy - Senate Orders Probe
Leadership, 19 March 2014
The Senate yesterday ordered its committee on Interior to carry out a thorough investigation into the tragedy in which about 23 persons lost their lives last Saturday during the… Read more »
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Nigeria: NHRC Probes Immigration Recruitment Tragedy
This Day, 19 March 2014
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday, said it had commenced full scale investigation into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), recruitment exercise that claimed… Read more »
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Nigeria: Immigration Recruitment - Mark's Wife Denies Links With Consultants
Daily Trust, 19 March 2014
Mrs. Helen Mark, wife of Senate President David Mark, has denied reports associating her with the Nigerian Immigration Servi-ce's recruitment stampede where some applicants died… Read more »
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Nigeria: Immigration Tragedy - Senators, Reps Ask for Minister's Head
Daily Trust, 19 March 2014
Federal lawmakers yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to fire the Interior Minister and the Controller General of Immigration over the recruitment exams stampedes that left… Read more »
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Nigeria: Immigration Tragedy - Human Rights Commission Commences Investigation
Premium Times, 18 March 2014
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Bem Angwe, has urged Nigerian organizations to incorporate human rights in their assignments to avoid recurrence of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate, House of Representative Order Probe of Nigeria Immigration Recruitment Deaths
Premium Times, 18 March 2014
The Senate and the House of Representatives have ordered separate investigations into the death of more than a dozen job seekers at recruitment centres organized by the Nigeria… Read more »
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Nigeria: Osiwa, Premium Times, Others Organise Forum On Immigration Stampede, National Conference
Premium Times, 18 March 2014
The Open Society for West Africa, OSIWA, partnering with PREMIUM TIMES and two other organisations, will on Friday stage a Twitter forum to rally public opinion over Saturday's… Read more »
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Nigeria: Jonathan Grills Minister Over Recruitment Deaths
Premium Times, 17 March 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday summoned the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, as well as the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang. Read more »