Abike Dabiri-Erewa
2 Mar
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has offered university sponsorship to a pioneer student of KNOSK N100-a-Day School, Abuja. She also pledged to facilitate a connection between the school and Nigerians abroad to enable them to offer assistance and support to the institution. The NiDCOM boss stated this when she…
28 Jan
As Lagos State continues to evolve as Nigeria’s commercial and cultural heartbeat, the need for transformative leadership has never been more pressing.
22 Jan
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State and the Chairperson, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, have urged Igbos in diaspora to invest in their various states in South-East to transform Igboland. The duo made the call during a two-day workshop themed “Sensitisation and Advocacy Programme For Promoting Diaspora Investment Potentials in South-East Nigeria”…
22 Jan
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has encouraged the Historic African Diaspora tracing their roots to Nigeria to see Lagos as their home. The governor gave the cheery news in Lagos, while receiving the 14-member African Ancestry delegation in Lagos
20 Jan
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated Nigerian-born broadcaster, Richard Edoki, a.k.a Richybongo, on his nomination for Best Newcomer at the National Hospital Radio Awards 2025. Her congratulatory message was issued in a statement signed by the Commission's Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in Abuja. According…
20 Jan
The Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has hailed Commander Matuwo Olufokunbi on becoming the third Nigerian-American and the first to qualify as a Nuclear Engineer under the US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Programme.
18 Jan
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has lauded the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, for introducing the Non-Resident Nigerian Ordinary Account (NRNOA) and the Non-Resident Nigerian Investment Account (NRNIA).
17 Jan
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed that Nigerians living abroad spent about N60 billion during their visits to the country in December 2024. This is as the National Assembly declared that Nigeria is not ready for diaspora voting. Dabiri-Erewa, who also disclosed that remittances alone in the last five…
16 Jan
Now that the storm over Kemi Badenoch, the British opposition leader of Nigerian descent, is subsiding, it is time to do a critique of the entire episode. Let me start this critique with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the one who started the fireworks.
9 Jan
As the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) celebrates its fifth anniversary, it has cemented its position as a transformative force in bridging Nigeria and its global Diaspora.
26 Dec
In a remarkable show of commitment to fostering Nigeria’s educational and developmental future, Tosin Adebisi, Co-Founder of Edukate and Mercy Gilbert, Director of Edukate hosted an exclusive reception at the Abuja Continental Hotel for a cross-sector of education stakeholders. With many Nigerian youths dropping out of universities or unable to afford secondary or tertiary education,…
21 Nov
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Dunoma Ahmed, has reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to collaborate with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to fulfil its mandate through effective communication and advocacy.
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