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 …

The Federal Government has called for a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of a Nigerian TikTok content moderator, Ladi Olubunmi, in Kenya. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, urged Kenyan authorities to determine the circumstances surrounding Olubunmi’s death, which has sparked concerns over the treatment of Nigerians working abroad. Olubunmi, an employee …

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stressed the critical role of data mapping in strengthening the Commission’s engagement with Nigerians abroad. Dabiri-Erewa made the statement in Abuja as NiDCOM launched its 2025 Comprehensive Data Mapping initiative for Nigerians in the Euroasia region, on Monday. The NiDCOM boss, in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu of …

No fewer than 5,144 Nigerians may be affected in the initial stage of the ongoing deportation exercises from the United States of America as President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants continues. The figure includes non-US citizens of Nigeria origin in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), non-detained docket with final orders of removal …

The chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has informed that Nigerians living abroad spent about N60 billion during their visits to the country in December 2024. She stated this when she appeared for the commission’s 2025 budget defence before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Diaspora on Thursday. She also added that diaspora remittances had also …

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has applauded the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, for introducing the Non-Resident Nigerian Ordinary Account and the Non-Resident Nigerian Investment Account. The Commission’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, lauded the CBN governor in a statement released on Thursday by NiDCOM’s spokesperson, Abdurahman Balogun. The statement quoted the NiDCOM …

The Diplomatic Games Week, which featured golf, tennis, chess and football was concluded in Abuja last Sunday with the pair of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Abiola Amodu and Adamu Salisu winning the mixed doubles title of the tennis event, while set of Ikani Agabi and Sani Tijani emerged runner-up. Tennis had the week-long games at the tennis section of IBB …

Seventeen young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated back to the country. At the same time, five traffickers were equally arrested by the efforts of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). A statement on Sunday, by the Director of the Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit at NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun said this latest rescue operation …

The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Chairman, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says the youth’s migration syndrome a.k.a `JAPA’ is having negative impact on the country’s human capital resources. Dabiri-Erewa said this on Thursday at a press conference to announce activities of the commemoration of the 2024 National Diaspora Day Celebration slated for July 25 in Abuja. She said that the …

The much talked about Diaspora mortgage scheme will become operational in the next three months. This is as the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) harmonised plans towards the commencement of the scheme. The Diaspora Mortgage Housing Scheme is primarily targeted at Nigerians in the Diaspora to become homeowners in their country and create credible …