Tag: Nigerians
In Dubai, I worked without pay and became homeless – Nigerian stranded in Dubai tells ordeal
Deji Abiodun, one stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates in a recent viral video has narrated the ordeal some Nigerians went through in the UAE, working for months without pay and having to cope with harassment from security agents. Some of these Nigerians and other African migrants especially in Dubai had no formal education ...Nigerians abroad should not be stereotyped because of a few bad eggs- NIDCOM boss
The Chief Executive of Nigerians in Diaspora (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Thursday said that the arrest of some Nigerian fraudsters should not be a yardstick to stigmatise other Nigerians living abroad. Dabiri-Erewa said this in a statement signed by Mr Gabriel Odu, the of Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of NIDCOM. She spoke ...86 Nigerians arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja From Sudan – NIDCOM
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa,says Eighty six evacuated Nigerians have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from Sudan. According to the NIDCOM boss, who disclosed this in a series of tweets on Friday, the evacuees arrive at 10 am local time via Air Sudan. She noted that ...Covid-19 gifts undocumented Nigerian migrants, others stay permit in Italy
Italy will give 600,000 illegal migrants the right to stay in the country after the government said they proved essential by caring for the elderly and picking crops during the coronavirus crisis. Nigerians and citizens of other parts of Africa form a huge portion of these migrants, some of whom have had to endure pains ...Full story of what happened to Nigerians in China, by an insider
A Nigerian businessman, Emeka Ogbonna, has given a first-hand insight into the maltreatment of Nigerians in Guangzhou Province, China, by Chinese security authorities. He gave the details in response to conflicting social media narratives. Mr. Ogbonna, who does business with Chinese partners captures the details below: *My brother, there’s nothing much that happened. I don’t ...China silent on harassment of Nigerians; claims foreigners equally treated
China does not discriminate against nationals of any country but treats foreigners living in the country the same way as its citizens. A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on its Twitter handle @china_emb_ng on Friday, quoted the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying that the Chinese government was averse to discrimination against foreigners. The ...Viral video: Nigerians demand expulsion of Chinese from Nigeria
Since the video of the Consul-General of Nigeria in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China, Mr. Wale Oloko, confronting a Chinese official following the maltreatment of Nigerians in China went viral, Nigerians have called for equal treatment for Chinese nationals in Nigeria. They want the Nigerian government to expel all Chinese out of Nigeria with immediate ...21,600 Nigerians missing in 12 months, says Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says no fewer than 21,600 Nigerians got missing in 2019. The ICRC Communication Field Officer in charge of Port Harcourt Delegation, Mrs Sophia Uduma, made the revelation in Enugu on Tuesday while speaking with newsmen. Uduma said majority of the persons got missing during violence or communal ...FBI lists names of Nigerians charged in another US romance scam
At least 10 men in several states in America have been charged in a Nigerian romance money laundering scheme that swindled victims out of more than $1.5 million. U.S. Attorney Trent Shores said during a news conference in Tulsa on Wednesday that many of the victims were seniors, the Tulsa World reported. An Oklahoma resident ...Three Nigerians injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Three Nigerians are among other foreign nationals who on Tuesday suffered from fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners in different locations of Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province, South Africa, the Nigerian community has said. The National Spokesperson of the Nigeria Union, South Africa (NUSA), Mr Odefa Ikele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone from Witbank, ...
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
Qatar Airways makes history, completes first longest non-stop flight of 16 hours from Doha to New ...
Confusion in Gambia, Jammeh stays put, Barrow to be sworn in at Gambia embassy in Senegal