returnees

Google, IOM To Train, Empower 93 Returnees In Edo, Lagos

Google Nigeria has entered into partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to conduct IOM’s first Digital Skills Training for returnees and potential migrants in Edo State and Lagos State.  

The training has, however, drawn 93 participants, including returning migrants, interested in setting up small-scale businesses as well as mentorship and job placement opportunities. The one-day training consisted of hands-on sessions on how to build participants’ online presence and improve their search campaigns, job-seeking skills online.

According to the organisers, most Nigerian returnees are between the ages of 18-35, and many of them return with knowledge, skills and experiences

Imo tops list of 2nd batch of returnees from South Africa

Imo tops list of 2nd batch of returnees from South Africa

The federal government has said that following the profiling of the second batch of Nigerians that willingly returned from South Africa Imo state topped the list with 157 out of 314 returnees.

A statement issued Thursday by Gabriel Odu of the Media Unit of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), revealed that government had profiled all the returnees and written to various State governments affected to help re-integrate and empower them effectively as a matter of urgency.

He stressed that out of the 314 that returned, 199 were males while …