Tag: Diaspora Engagement

IOM Chief pledges stronger ties with NiDCOM to promote safer migration, Diaspora engagement

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The newly appointed Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nigeria, Dimanche Sharon, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to deepening collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to promote safe, orderly, and regular migration, as well as enhance diaspora engagement. Sharon gave this assurance during a courtesy visit to the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. Commending NiDCOM’s initiatives, Sharon described Nigeria’s migration and diaspora management frameworks as models worthy of emulation across Africa. She emphasised the…

Foreign Affairs Ministry, NiDCOM strengthen partnership for better Diaspora Engagement

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Dunoma Umar Ahmed, has reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to collaborating with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to fulfil its mandate through effective communication and advocacy. Dr. Ahmed gave the assurance during a strategic engagement with NiDCOM’s management team, led by Hon.Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in Abuja. “Diaspora Engagement is an integral component of the 4Ds (Democracy, Development, Demography and Diaspora) of the Foreign Policy Doctrine of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Ahmed stated. The Permanent Secretary commended Hon.…

Dabiri-Erewa preaches unity among African descent,as NiDCOM,Cuban Embassy partner on Cultural Exchange

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO,Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), said African descent globally, should unite for the common goal of promoting their diversity, strength and progress of the continent.   The NiDCOM Chairman stated this at a strategic meeting with the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Miriam Morales Palmero, in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa stressed that The Decade for the People of African Descent is an opportunity for Africans, all over the world to build a stronger, united and upward continent.   She further added that the Commission was eager to work with the…

White House Advisor on Diaspora Engagement boosts 7th NDIS,promises partnership with NIDCOM

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Ms. Deniece Laurent-Mantey, Executive Director, United States’ Presidential Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (PAC-ADE), U.S.A., said the goal of PAC-ADE is to make it easier for diaspora members to go beyond individual remittances and participate in pooled investments, by creating opportunities for Nigerians in the U.S. to partner with local entrepreneurs, support small and medium-sized enterprises, and invest in larger development projects that foster stability and economic growth in Nigeria.   Ms. Laurent-Mantey stated this at the Plenary Presentation at the 7th Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit in Abuja.  …

Strategic Diaspora Engagement,A must-for robust Diaspora contribution to nation building – Okonjo-Iweala

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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), to strengthen systematic mechanisms to attract second and third generation Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute towards nation building. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala stated this during the presentation to her as the “Diaspora Icon” a fall out of the recently held Maiden National Diaspora Merit Award in Abuja led by Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa and Management Staff of NIDCOM. The WTO DG said the Diaspora is capable of doing so much for Nigeria, which goes…

Nigeria,Ireland boost relations on Diaspora Engagement

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Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Irish Diaspora Engagement should serve as strategic partnership for Nigeria’s sustained engagement with her Diaspora.   Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she received Irish Ambassador to Nigeria Mr Peter Ryan in her office in Abuja against the backdrop of Irish Diaspora pulling their country out of recession.   The NiDCOM Boss added that the Commission can tap into their wealth of engagement with the Diaspora to bring the Nigerian Diaspora closer to the country, saying that NiDCOM has created Diaspora-centric activities…

Nigeria, India on better Diaspora Engagement – Indian Envoy …. lauds Dabiri-Erewa strides at NiDCOM

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The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Shri Gangandharan Balasubramanian has commended Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on her strides at engaging with the Nigerians in the Diaspora globally.   The Indian envoy stated this in Abuja when he received in audience, the NiDCOM Boss and some management staff to the Indian Embassy in Abuja,who were specially invited to participate in the recently held India Diaspora Day 2023, in India. Balasubramanian recalled that Nigeria and India have enjoyed an age-long, cordial and robust bilateral relationship in Education,…

NIDCOM, A strategic link for Diaspora Engagement and MDAs ,says Dabiri-Erewa

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“Policy Formation and The Implementation of Practical Experience: The National Diaspora Policy 2021 in Perspective” was the focus of the lecture delivered by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) at the National Defence College, Abuja.   The NiDCOM Chairman stated that the National Diaspora policy is a holistic and integrated document that supports the framework for maximizing the value of Diaspora contributions to National development.   This involved the active participation of all stakeholders so as to decentralize Diaspora contribution to every sector of the economy.…

DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT: Data mapping, key to our mandate – NiDCOM Boss

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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Hon (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said secured access to active and reliable data helped in the collation, processing and publishing of accurate statistical information for developmental purposes. Dabiri-Erewa stated this at the flag-off of the Virtual Diaspora Data Mapping Town Hall Meeting for Liberia and Sierra Leone held in Abuja. The NIDCOM Boss believed that the Diaspora Data Mapping registration is aimed at creating skills mapping of Nigerians in the diaspora for effective management of human and capital resources embeded in Nigeria. She added…

Diaspora Engagement: IOM lauds NIDCOM as Africa’s Trailblazer

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For the African continent to move to become a driving force on the global stage, it is important to tap into the enormous resources of its diaspora , both within and outside the continent ,and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission is at the forefront in this regard.   Mr Tunde Omoyeni, Regional Project Coordinator, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) stated this when he led the Namibian delegation on Study Tour of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) in Abuja.   Mr Omoyeni added that it will go along way if, engagement…