Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has applauded the honesty gesture of Ms. Chioma Odidika, a Nigerian resident in Columbia, South Carolina. This was contained in a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media, Abdur-Rahman Balogun. According to Balogun, he quoted the NIDCOM boss as saying “it is a thing of joy ...

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission says from 2012 till date about 100 Nigerian students in Northern Cyprus have been killed and this has gone unreported. The Head of media and public relations NIDCOM, Abdur- Rahman  Balogun disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking on TVC’s Your View programme. This is coming as the NIDCOM was petitioned ...

Seventy-one young Nigerian girls  trafficked to Lebanon  and seen in a video that had gone viral where they were crying for help had been rescued and arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, early Monday. Mr Bitrus Samuel, the Head of NEMA Abuja Operation Office, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He ...

Journalists International Forum For Migration, JIFORM has uncovered a set of Nigerians in hundreds battling with critical situation in Saudi Arabia.    JIFORM President, Mr Ajibola Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement made available on Sunday in Abuja  Abayomi said that the body had profile of 138 ladies trafficked to the Arabian nation by a company identified ...

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has described the sudden death of Michael Ojo, a Nigerian basketball player, as saddening and shocking. This was contained in a condolence message, signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun Head, Media, Public, Relations and Protocol Unit NiDCOM. According to the statement, the NiDCOM boss said the news of ...

Three hundred and six Nigerians have arrived the country from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said on Wednesday. According to NIDCOM in a series of tweets, the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 8:00am Wednesday. “Some Evacuees will disembark in Abuja while others will ...

Thirty Nigerians, who were trafficked and left stranded in Lebanon have been rescued, and are among a total of 150 victims awaiting evacuation to Nigeria. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) made this known in a statement by Gabriel Odu of its Media, Public Relations and Protocol  Unit on Tuesday. The commission said the rescue came after a ...

Two hundred and eighty nine (289) Nigerians arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from United States of America (USA), on Wednesday via Ethiopian Air. According to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Twitter handle, the Nigerians, who are the fourth batch of evacuees, arrived from Newark, New Jersey about 1.35p.m. The commission said the flight, which ...

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. A statement issued in Abuja by Mr Gabriel Odu ...

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians in the diaspora have brought in over $25 billion annually as home remittances to the Nigerian economy through official and non-formal channels. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday said Buhari made the call in a video message to commemorate this year’s Diaspora Day, ...