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Posts tagged with "Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa"

Abike Dabiri condemns Poland's  decision to arrest African students seeking refuge in their country African News

Abike Dabiri condemns Poland's decision to arrest African students seeking refuge in their country

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has condemned the Polish government for detaining Nigerians and other African students who fled to their country from war-torn Ukraine in search of refuge.   Speaking in Abuja, Hon Dabiri-Erewa expressed displeasure over the development, saying it was...
Buhari arrives back in Abuja instead of proceeding to London for two week health vacation African News

Buhari arrives back in Abuja instead of proceeding to London for two week health vacation

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has dumbfounded political commentators by making a surprise return to Abuja this morning after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep) 50th anniversary in Kenya.   Over the last three days, the president has been in Nairobi the Kenyan capital from where he had been expected to fly...
National Assembly rejects constitutional amendment to allow diaspora voting for 2023 elections African News

National Assembly rejects constitutional amendment to allow diaspora voting for 2023 elections

LAWMAKERS in both chambers of Nigeria's National Assembly voted to reject diaspora voting tonight as they refused to support a constitutional amendment that would have allowed Nigerians living outside the country to participate in the 2023 elections.   In a major setback for diaspora organisations, like the Central Association...
Nigeria Diaspora Commission asks its citizens living in Ukraine to be security conscious as war looms African News

Nigeria Diaspora Commission asks its citizens living in Ukraine to be security conscious as war looms

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) officials have asked the country's citizens living in Ukraine to remain calm but security conscious amid growing fears that Russia could invade its smaller neighbour as tensions between the two nations escalate.   At the moment, Russia has about 100,000 troops positioned within reach of...
Abike Dabiri applauds David Alaba for contributing towards anti-open defecation campaign African News

Abike Dabiri applauds David Alaba for contributing towards anti-open defecation campaign

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has called ion Nigerians to emulate the Real Madrid player of Nigerian extraction David Alaba who recently donated N13.3m ($32,373) towards the campaign against open defecation.   Alaba, 29, was born in Vienna to Nigerian parents and sensing his ability,...
Canuk admits two community associations as Nigeria marks 61st birthday African News

Canuk admits two community associations as Nigeria marks 61st birthday

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK has used the occasion of the country's 61st independence anniversary to welcome two new associations as the Nigerian Community in Greenwich and the Nigerian Community in Surrey & Sussex joined its fold.   Established in 2005 as an umbrella organisation for all Nigerian associations in...
Nigerian diasporans remit over $65bn back home between 2018 and 2020 according to World Bank African News

Nigerian diasporans remit over $65bn back home between 2018 and 2020 according to World Bank

NIGERIAN diasporans remitted $65.34bn back home over the three year period between 2018 and 2020 according to a recent report from the World Bank which showed that remittances accounted for 4$ of gross domestic product (GDP) last year.   According to the World Bank data, in 2018, the Nigerian diaspora remitted $24.31bn and the...
Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summit London ICT seminar moved to October African News

Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summit London ICT seminar moved to October

INVESTMENT promotion vehicle the Nigerian Direct Diaspora Investment Summit (NDDIS) has postponed its London seminar titled Computer Village and Information Communication Technology Summit to October 14 and 15 from August 26 and 27.   Designed to encourage diasporans to invest in the Nigerian information communication...
Diaspora remittances fall by about 20% over the last year due to the effects of Covid-19 African News

Diaspora remittances fall by about 20% over the last year due to the effects of Covid-19

ANNUAL remittances by the Nigerian diaspora worldwide fell by about 20% over the last year as a result of the economic crisis precipitated by the global coronavirus pandemic cutting into the expected figure of $25bn.   Historically, Nigeria has always been among the top five countries in the world when it comes to remittances...
Nidcom chair condemns killing of Nigerian footballer in Milton Keynes by British police News

Nidcom chair condemns killing of Nigerian footballer in Milton Keynes by British police

NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has asked the UK government to thoroughly investigate the recent shooting of Nigerian footballer Kelvin Igweani by the British police in Milton Keynes.   Mr Igweani, was shot dead by men of the Thames Valley Police who attended a call-out to a house where...
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