The election of Kemi Badenock as leader of Opposition and leader of the British Conservative Party is a testimony that with diligence, people can rise to be what they want anywhere if the conditions are favourable, and irrespective of the circumstances of where and how they were born. Kemi’s emergence enhances belief and conviction that…

The family of Mr Abdul Olatunji, a Nigerian businessman imprisoned in South Africa, has appealed to the Federal Government and the Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to intervene in what they describe as a case of false and malicious charges.

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. 

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to bring back home at least 270 Nigerians imprisoned or detained in Kaliti Prison, Ethiopia.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affair and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to bring back no fewer than 270 Nigerians currently imprisoned or detained in Kaliti Prison, Ethiopia. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, gave the order of mandamus compelling the ministry and NIDCOM to receive and…

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) ,United States, Britain, French embassies have all won at the just concluded diplomatic games in Abuja. The one-week event had games such as chess, tennis, soccer and golf.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in collaboration with various stakeholders, has successfully repatriated another set of 13 trafficked girls from Ghana, bringing the total number of rescued victims to 163 within the past five months.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) alongside other stakeholders have rescued another set of 13 Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana. NiDCOM disclosed this on Friday in a statement signed by the commission's spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, adding that the 13 girls were rescued and returned to Nigeria last weekend. Balogun said the rescue operation was as…

The Executive Director, United States’ Presidential Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (PAC-ADE), Ms. Deniece Laurent-Mantey

The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said Nigeria will not force the newly elected leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, to identify with her Nigerian roots. Dabiri-Erewa, whose office oversees activities of Nigerians in diaspora, disclosed that her office has reached out to Badenoch a few…

The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that Nigeria can make more money from diaspora home remittances, noting that in 2021, remittances reached $20.00 billion, surpassing foreign direct investment (FDI), which was $4.8 billion. The NIDCOM boss stated this on Saturday at the Ado Ekiti campus of ABUAD when…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has taken into custody eight more young girls who were trafficked to Ghana but have been rescued and brought back to Nigeria.