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,...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has praised the contribution of diasporan Nigerian artists stressing that they are operating in an industry that has been largely untapped and is a potential huge revenue source.
Speaking while receiving Mr Ebeten Ivara, the director-general of the...
NIGERIAN youngster Steve Ezeonu has become a councillor in the US after winning the city council run-off elections for Grand Pierre in the state of Texas with 51.2% of the vote against 48.8% for his opponent.
Mr Ezeonu, 22, secured 3,903 votes to beat his closest rival, Greg Giessner, who garnered 3,720 votes in the June 5...
NIGERIA Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chair Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has commended the International Humanitarian Action (IHA) for acting as an umbrella group in the industry and providing succour for over 235m people worldwide this year.
Yesterday, IHA presented the 2020/2021 Nigeria Humanitarian Year Book 2020/21 to Nidcom...
INVESTMENT promotion vehicle the Nigerian Direct Diaspora Investment Summit (NDDIS) is planning to organise a seminar titled Computer Village and Information Communication Technology Summit in London between August 26 and 27.
Designed to encourage diasporans to invest in the Nigerian information communication technology...
