xenophobia

Federal Government confirms another 83 Nigerians will return from South Africa on August 19, bringing fresh attention to the worsening security concerns facing Nigerians amid rising Afrophobia. Latest evacuation, funded by private philanthropists, follows the conclusion of the...

Falana urges the Federal Government to abandon reliance on diplomatic protests and impose economic sanctions on South African companies operating in Nigeria over recurring xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians. The senior advocate says Nigeria must invoke the principle of...

Tyla has removed Lagos from her A*POP World Tour schedule after the planned December 22 concert sparked backlash in Nigeria over renewed reports of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The move came days after calls for...

June 14, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government’s successful evacuation of the first batch of 268 Nigerians from South Africa, pending the documentation of over 700 others, has escalated tension between both countries following disagreement over the handling, categorisation...

June 8 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has postponed the evacuation of Nigerian nationals from South Africa, shifting the departure of the first repatriation flight from Monday, June 8, 2026, to Wednesday, June 10, due to operational and logistical...

Apparently unknown to the initiators and protagonists of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), one of the greatest threats to that fledgling economic initiative is the depth and dimensions or ramifications of entrenched xenophobia within the continent. This...