NIDCOM
18 Dec
The Senate has called for an independent budgetary provision for the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) by separating its budget from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non Governmental Organisations, Victor Umeh made the call on Monday in Abuja, while presenting budget defence report of the committee before the…
18 Dec
No fewer than 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya.The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the boat had set off from the Libyan city of Zwara with about 86 persons on board.
27 Nov
The Federal Government has promised to support Nigerians in Diaspora, who are eager to own homes in the country. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, who spoke at Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit in Abuja,...
14 Nov
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has disclosed that the employers of a Nigerian student who was beaten to death in the Philippines have been charged with murder, along with five others.
11 Oct 2023
Badagry, an ancient city in Lagos State, will host a historical, spiritual and economic event, tagged ‘Fourth Door of Return’, where hundreds of Diaspora Africans are returning next week Saturday.
20 Sep 2023
Family of late Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, a passenger on EgyptAir flight MS 876, has demanded the incident report, cabin video footage and the repatriation of Meshioye’s remains back to Nigeria.
19 Sep 2023
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has demanded justice for a Nigerian woman, Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, who died on an Egyptair flight from Lagos to Cairo on Monday, September 4. NIDCOM Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a petition to Egyptair, expressed concern over the airline's management's non-responsive attitude since the incident. Dabiri-Erewa said that NIDCOM was…
21 Aug 2023
Following the controversies and the forewarning issued by the chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, over the alleged maltreatment of Nigerian students in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus..
18 Aug 2023
University of Ibadan (UI) and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a TETFUND Centre of Excellence for Diaspora Studies.
11 Aug 2023
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has earmarked N1 billion for establishment of a Diaspora Research Centre at the University of Ibadan.
10 Aug 2023
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said that hackers have taken over its chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa's, Twitter account since Friday, April 7. NIDCOM stated this in a statement signed by Dabiri-Erewa on Wednesday, saying that all communication from her on social media has been through her Instagram account @abikedabiri. The commission said efforts to retrieve…
9 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Army has assured the country’s medical doctors living abroad but willing to return home that it is ready to absorb them into its hospitals nationwide.