The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has called for the immediate release and safe return of six Nigerian tourists currently detained by immigration authorities in Cape Verde. According to a statement by NiDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Chairman of the Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa said that the group — comprising young Nigerians …

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house… 1 Kings 18: 17 – 18. There are occasions when a writer sets out to write one thing but ends up writing another. For me, this is …

Plans are in full gear for the Ondo State government to convene a summit of its diaspora community in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and other places across the world. The diaspora summit, which is billed to hold virtually on Saturday, 2 December 2023, for those in North and South America and Saturday, 9 December 2023, for …

The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has revealed that 99% of Nigerians are currently languishing in Ethiopian prisons for drug trafficking offences. Dabiri-Erewa made this revelation in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. She said, “Sometime ago, the Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia had a long conversation with the Ethiopian authorities, and they got …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has declared Nigerians in Diaspora investors as essential partners for unlocking the financing and technical capacity required to transform the mining sector. He told a cross-section of Nigerians in Diaspora investors, led to his office on Monday evening by Chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa that …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration’s commitment toward making the State a tourism station in the world in line with the Entertainment and Tourism pillar of the THEMES+ developmental agenda. Receiving the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),  Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who led a delegation of Nigerians in the Diaspora for a courtesy …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar said President  Bola Tinubu’s four agenda of Development, Democracy, Demography, and Diaspora (4Ds) will be vigorously pursued through modern solutions to address complex challenges for national development. Tuggar stated this when the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa led the Management and Staff of the agency on a …

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for reappointment as the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) for a second term. In a communication dated 2nd May, President Muhammadu Buhari wrote to the Senate to confirm Dabiri’s nomination for reappointment. Dabiri-Erewa, a former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, …