The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has denied any involvement in illegal issuance of Recruiters’ Licence to Private Employment Agencies, PEAs, for human trafficking.

By Gabriel Ewepu Nigeria is a country with one of the largest human population in the world, which it is currently the largest in Africa, and by implication, the human resource is astronomically high, which the young population is enormous and has become vulnerable to human traffickers over the years. This challenge of human trafficking […]

By Andy Asemota Katsina State Police Command has arrested no fewer than nine suspected Europe bound victims of human traffickers at the state’s border. The six girls and three young men were intercepted by the joint border patrol team attached to Mai’adua division at about 12 noon last Saturday, July 25, on transit to Libya […]

By Gabriel Ewepu and Fortune Eromosele NEW KARU-AHEAD of the World Day Against Human Trafficking, a Nongovernmental organisation, NGO, Secure D Future, SDF, International Initiative, Nigeria, Tuesday, called on government at all levels and Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and other stakeholders to step up public awareness and sensitization on human trafficking. The call was made […]

By Bashir Bello Despite the clampdown travelling for prostitution abroad, the activities of human traffickers appear to be spiking by the day, claiming more victims with tales of agonies and woes. This is because the perpetrators are always devising new strategies to win the hearts of their victims and lure them into the illicit trade. […]