Category: Foreign News

NiDCOM urges NDDC to pay stranded students abroad

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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission(NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has once again appealed to the Authorities of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) to as a matter of urgency intervene by promptly paying the allowances, tuition and other incentives of students on their scholarship scheme ,to guarantee their stay and continue their education in the United Kingdom. A statement issued in Abuja by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, NIDCOM, made reference to a letter written to the Hon Minister of the Niger Delta Sen. Godswill Akpabio,…

Senate confirms 39 non-career, one career Ambassadors

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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of 39 Non-career and one Career Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation of the nominees was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs during plenary. President Muhammadu Buhari on July 1, 2020, in a letter requested the upper chamber to confirm the appointment of 41 Non-Career Ambassador-designate. The Senate, however, confirmed 39 Non-career Ambassadors and stood down the confirmation of the nominees from Niger and Yobe states to resolve what the committee described…

2020 National Diaspora Day : Dabiri-Erewa presents score card,assures Nigerians abroad of NIDCOM’s support

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The Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission(NiDCOM),Abike Dabiri-Erewa has assured Nigerians of commission’s support for Diasporans in distress. She gave the assurance during a press briefing kicking starting 2020 National diaspora day celebrations. In her speech NiDCOM Boss highlighted rescue interventions carried out by the commission since its inception, Dabiri-Erewa said ” Where ever Nigerians are in trouble in Diaspora, NIDCOM will be there”. Read her speech in full : *A TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE HELD BY THE NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA COMMISSION, NIDCOM, AHEAD OF THE 2020 NATIONAL DIASPORA DAY…

Nigerians in Diaspora donate N48Million worth COVID-19 items to PTF

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In a bid to join force to flatten the curve of COVID-19 Pandemic and protect especially the frontline workers by the Nigeria government, the Nigerian Diaspora COVID-19 Eradication Support Group as well as other diaspora groups , including the Association of Nigerian Physicians in America ( ANPA) NIDO America and NIDO China mobilised funds to procure Personal Protective Equipment worth a total of Forty- Eight Million Naira. The Minister of State Foreign Affairs Amb. Zubairu Dada along side Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa presented the items to…

Church hit by COVID-19 says members to give Plasma for research

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA,Around 4,000 recovered COVID-19 patients from a religious group at the centre of South Korea’s largest outbreak will donate plasma for research an official said on Tuesday, a day after local officials filed a lawsuit against the church. In February and March, a massive outbreak among members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus made South Korea the scene of the first large outbreak outside of China. At least 5,213 of the country’s total 12,484 cases have been linked to the church outbreak, according to the Korea Centers for…

NIDCOM partners Anambra state to woo diaspora investors

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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has promised to make good her desire to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the Country by strongly engaging Nigerians in the Diaspora. The NIDCOM Boss stated this when she received the Anambra state Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism Hon. Christian Madubuko in Abuja. Hon Dabiri-Erewa maintained that Anambra State is blessed with a lot of tourism potentials that the Diaspora Community can tap into. The NIDCOM Boss said the Commission has a lot of activities that will be…

NiDCOM Chairman commends Ikenna Nweke

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The Chairman /CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has commended Mr Ikenna Nweke a Nigerian Living and Studying in Japan for returning a lost wallet containing huge sums of money as well as a credit card to its owner through the police. Hon Abike gave the commendation in a statement signed by Mr Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of NIDCOM on Sunday in Abuja. She said, “it is indeed a great opportunity to celebrate you. This is what Nigeria is about. All…

Nigerians in Ghana are Safe – Deputy Head of Mission

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The Deputy Head of Mission, Ghana High Commission to Nigeria Ms Iva Denoo in a recent Visit to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has assured Nigerians living in Ghana of maximum security. She gave this assurance in an audience with the Secretary of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Dr. Sule Yakubu Bassi,who represented the Chairman of the commission , Hon Abike Dabiri -Erewa, while speaking on the recent demolition at the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana which she described as rather an unfortunate and regrettable incident. The Head of…

WORLD DAY ON REMITTANCES : Panel calls for more action on flow of remittances

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As the world marks the International Day on Remittances, there has been a call to action to ensure free flow of remittances despite the challenges posed by Covid-19 global pandemic. This was one of the resolutions reached on Tuesday to mark the day with a webinar entitled “A call to Action : Remittances in crisis; How to keep it flowing”, put together by the United Kingdom and Switzerland, with participants from Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Mexico, Jordan, the UNDP, IOM, International Association of Money transfer network ,UNCDF and the World bank.…

NiDCOM Chair congratulates Prof. Benedict Oramah on his reappointment

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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has congratulated Prof. Benedict Oramah on his Re-Appointment as the President of the African Export-Import Bank(Afreximbank) for a second term in office. The NIDCOM boss said that his enormous contributions to the growth and development of the bank and the huge successes attained during his first tenure was evident to this gesture of his re-appointment. As a Nigerian in Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa urged Prof. Oramah to woo more Diaspora investors to invest in the Continent particularly Nigerian Diasporas and to…