Return of Nigerian citizens: Foreign Affairs ministry has instructed that financial implications be borne by prospective evacuees – NIDCOM
following the requests by some Nigerians stranded abroad in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic to be evacuated, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the…
Coronavirus: FG disburses over N12m to Nigerians in Wuhan
Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri The Federal Government has disbursed the sum of 235,000 RMB (over N12million) to Nigerians in Wuhan, the epidemic center of the coronavirus, China. This…
Nigerian freed of drug trafficking charges in Saudi Arabia after 3 years – NIDCOM
A Nigerian has been discharged by a court in Saudi Arabia after charges of drug trafficking levelled against him were dismissed. Ibrahim Ibrahim, a native of Zamfara state was…
FG gov’t condemns attack on Rotimi Amaechi in Spain
The Nigerian Government has condemned the attack on the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, in Spain. Mr Amaechi who is in Madrid for a climate change event came under attack…
Nigerians in diaspora critical in driving national development – Osinbajo
Nigerians in the Diaspora can contribute more to the growth of the nation’s economy and other sectors through the sharing of ideas and investment opportunities with relevant agencies of…
Trial of 8 South African Police officers over killing of Nigerian begins
The trial of eight South African police officers charged with the torture and murder of Nigerian National, Ibrahim Olamilekan Badmus, is begins at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria,…
NIDCOM lauds State gov’ts for reaching out to returnees from S. Africa
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has applauded state governments for reaching out to their indigenes who were evacuated from South Africa recently. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Executive Chairman/CEO, who applauded…
Xenophobia: Dabiri-Erewa urges state govts to help reintegrate returnees
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Executive Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged state governments to ensure proper reintegration of returnees from South Africa into the society. Dabiri-Erewa made the…
FBI List: Turn yourselves in to the American authorities to clear your names or risk extradition
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has warned against the stereotyping of all Nigerians, following the release of a list by the US authorities which indicted 80 persons, mostly Nigerians…
Attack on Ekweremadu “an embarrassment to the country”- Abike Dabiri
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned “in its entirety”, the attack on the former deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Germany. Her…