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- 18 Dec 2020
WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020 @ International Migrants Day
WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payments company, celebrated International Migrants Day yesterday by announcing its list of the top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020. This list features developments…
- 6 May 2026
UK Cracks Down on Russia’s Exploitation of Vulnerable Migrants and Deadly Drone Capability
The UK has announced a raft of new sanctions to curb production of Russian drones and the nefarious networks that are exploiting vulnerable migrants from across the globe to support Russia’s illegal…
- 31 Jan 2013
African Migrants Pay More to Send Money Home
African migrants around the world pay more than other groups to send money back home, costing them and their families a hefty $4 billion a year, the World Bank has said. The development lender said…
- 7 Jun 2023
TransferGo commits to empowering African migrants with tech skills
TransferGo, one of the world’s fastest growing money transfer companies, today announces its partnership with High Impact Careers, the tech and career development company, helping them further…
- 6 Nov 2015
WorldRemit inTtalks on Mobile money Transfer Deals
Free chat and calling apps that keep migrant workers in contact with family members back home are transforming the money transfer business and online remittance provider WorldRemit is seeking…
- 30 Dec 2013
Facebook User Data Shows Lagos, London among Top Places to Relocate
Facebook’s compared users’ hometowns with their current homes Data found that Lagos, Nigeria grew 18.6 per cent between 2000 and 2012; Istanbul was second most popular city with migrants from within…
- 16 Jun 2022
Mobile Phones Drive Global Remittances Flows 8.6 Per cent Higher in 2021
The United Nations, through the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has disclosed that migrant workers sent home an estimated $605 billion to low- and middle-income countries last…
- 16 Apr 2019
Interpol Worries as Criminals Begin to Converge in West Africa
Jurgen Stock, secretary-general, International Police (Interpol) has said that criminal networks in narcotics, weapon and migrants’ smuggling were taking advantage of lack of information sharing…
- 4 Mar 2013
HomeSend, WorldRemit Join Hands for Money Transfer
¬eServGlobal has announced a new agreement for its HomeSend remittance service with WorldRemit. WorldRemit is an online platform enabling migrants and expats to send money to family and friends in…
- 3 Sept 2019
MTN Condemns Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
MTN Nigeria has condemned xenophobic attacks against African migrants including Nigerians in South Africa. Ferdi Moolman, chief executive officer, MTN Nigeria, in a statement released on Tuesday said…
- 3 Jul 2026
Why We’re Partnering With NIHOTOUR To Bring Nigerians In South Africa Home - Steve Babaeko
When Nigerians began arriving back home on emergency flights following an ultimatum from anti-migrant groups in South Africa, Steve Babaeko, alongside The Nigerian Institute of Hospitality and…
- 11 Sept 2025
UK Threatens Visa Restrictions on Nigeria, Others
Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s new home secretary, has signaled that the government may suspend or restrict visas for citizens of countries unwilling to take back migrants who have no legal right to…
- 8 May 2014
Western Union, Moneygram Hit Nigeria, Others with Charges
Western Union and Moneygram, the world's leading money transfer companies, have been accused of charging a premium of up to 12 per cent on remittances into Africa, according to a recently released…
- 8 Oct 2018
Turkish Airlines Partners IOM to Promote the “MigApp”
The promotion of safe, orderly and regular migration is at the heart of the long-term partnership agreement signed between The UN Migration Agency (IOM) and Turkish Airlines, one of the largest…
- 14 Aug 2024
SentBe Enters the Global $5.9B Digital Overseas Remittance Market
By 2031, the digital overseas remittance market, expected to grow annually by 22%, will likely reach $45.2 billion. In this burgeoning market, SentBe, led by CEO Alex Seong-Ouk Choi, has announced…
- 15 Jun 2018
Remittances to Developing Countries at £349bn - World Bank
World Bank statistics show that remittances to developing countries grew for the first time in two years, from £322 billion to £349 billion in 2017, according to global money transfer brand Xpress,…
- 27 Dec 2015
Disrupting Nigeria’s $21Bn Remittance Market
The opportunity now exist to disrupt the remittance business in Nigeria as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intends to license non-bank remittance providers in Nigeria and also enable out-bound…
- 17 May 2021
Agusto & Co Says Diaspora Remittances to Nigeria to Hit $22bn in 2021
Credit rating agency, Agusto & Co has projected that Nigeria’s diaspora remittances will reach $22 billion by 2021, representing a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) rise of five per cent. The Lagos-based firm…
- 30 Oct 2020
World Bank Predicts 14% Decrease in Global Remittances by 2021
The World Bank has predicted a 14 per cent fall in global remittance flows in 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economy. “As the COVID19 pandemic and economic crisis…
- 22 Aug 2017
TerraPay, Instant Cash Launch Cross-Border Money Transfers to Mobile Wallets
TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch and Instant Cash, one of the fastest growing money transfer companies in the world, have teamed up to enable real-time cross border money transfers…
- 23 Jul 2021
Nigeria Battling Worst Unemployment Crisis – World Bank
A report by the World Bank suggests that Nigeria’s unemployment crisis in recent times is the worst in the nation’s history. The report, which raised an alarm over the nation’s rising unemployment…
- 15 Jul 2024
Slovenian citizenship from Global Citizen Pass
Description: Main advantages and process to obtaining Slovenian citizenship. Customer reviews of Global Citizen Pass migration company. Slovenian citizenship from Global Citizen Pass Global Citizen…
- 3 Aug 2020
AXA Partners Western Union on Insurance
AXA has entered into a strategic collaboration with the Western Union to provide inclusive insurance products to customer of the money transfer company. A statement explained that by linking…
- 4 Feb 2016
Experts Task CBN on Remittance Industry Regulations
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been urged to leverage the remittance industry to boost the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by allowing a flexible regulations concerning “outbound remittance…
- 23 Apr 2020
World Bank Expects Sharp Fall in Remittances to Nigeria, Africa Over COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Bank said remittances will decline sharply by about 23.1 per cent to Nigeria and other Saharan African nations this year, due to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
- 19 Jun 2020
Remittance to Sub-Saharan Africa Expected to Decline by 23% in 2020
Global remittances were projected to decline sharply by about 20% in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown. Remittance flows to Sub-Saharan Africa are expected…
- 23 Dec 2018
Organised Crime Syndicates Harvest Human Organs in Nigeria, Others
Human organ harvesting is one of the most profitable black market operations around the world. According to Business Insider, across the globe, it is coordinated by an organized crime…
- 12 Jul 2017
Xpress Money, TerraPay Partner for Money Transfers to Mobile Wallets in Africa
Xpress Money, one of the world’s most dependable money transfer brands has partnered with TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch, to enable real-time international money transfers to…
- 10 Apr 2018
Lebara Partners WorldRemit to Launch Money Transfers to Nigeria
Lebara and WorldRemit, two leading brands serving international residents, have entered into a strategic partnership making WorldRemit the exclusive global money transfer partner of Lebara, including…
- 16 Sept 2014
EU, UNODC Donate 50 Computers, Servers to NAPTIP
The EU Delegation in Nigeria has presented 50 desktop computers to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to enhance its operations. Alam Munday, deputy head of EU…