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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.
26 Jul 2023
The Federal Government said diaspora home remittances in 2022 stood at $ 21.9 billion through official channels. President Bola Tinubu said this at the 17th annual National Diaspora Day (NDD), 2023, at the Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.
20 Jul 2023
The chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described Nigerians has one of the most resilient, hardworking, intelligent and resourceful people in the Diaspora, noting that their contribution is key to national development. Dabiri-Erewa stated this a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday ahead of the National Diaspora Day slated to…
15 Jun 2023
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has said that the official Twitter account of Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, its Chairman, has been hacked again.
9 Jun 2023
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated Dr. Benjamin Udoka Nwosu for bagging the American Diabetes Association Award over life-saving research.
9 Jun 2023
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rolled out modalities for absorption of returnee students from war-torn countries into Nigerian universities.
8 Jun 2023
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB)has rolled out modalities for the absorption of returnee students from war-torn countries into Nigerian universities.
15 May 2023
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said 2,518 Nigerians have been evacuated from crisis-torn Sudan. Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, while giving update on evacuation.
12 May 2023
Nearly 61 million new internal displacements or movements were registered in 2022, according to a newly released Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) report.
10 May 2023
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has confirmed that the tenth batch of evacuees from Sudan are already done with their documentation.
10 May 2023
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide the necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities.
10 May 2023
Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday, boasted that no country has replicated Federal Government’s efforts in rescuing citizens from crisis-torn Sudan.
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The Oyo State Police Command has announced that it is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, April 22nd, at a popular nightclub along the "Under G" area of Owode-Ogbomoso. The police, in a statement on Thursday, said the shooting incident claimed the life of one Iyanda Damilola. A distress…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he landed in Beijing for tough talks with the rival power's leaders.
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Authorities have confirmed the escape of 118 inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, Niger state, following a heavy downpour that wreaked havoc on the facility, Wednesday night. The rain which lasted hours was said to have destroyed part of the main facility and the perimeter fence giving way for the inmates to escape.…
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A yet-to-be-identified elderly passenger has passed away in a commercial bus while travelling along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Kwara State. Eyewitnesses said the deceased was believed to be in his late 60s. The incident, which left fellow passengers in shock, reportedly occurred after the bus experienced mechanical problems near Ote town. According to Abeni Okin,…
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A Nigeria woman, Clara Chizoba Kronborg, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest interviewing marathon. Kronborg who is a social media entrepreneur broke the world record with a time of 55 hours and 24 seconds, according to GWR. Kronborg in setting a new record smashed the previous one which was 37 hours…
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Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have killed two people, including the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Mai Dabino community in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Saidu Basa. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at about 3:30 pm, along the road leading from Mai Dabino to Danmusa. It was learnt that…
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A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah, has narrated how an air crash was averted in Lagos on Friday. Abah, who made this disclosure in a post on his X handle, said he boarded a 7:00 am Ibom Air flight in Lagos, heading to Abuja. The flight also had…
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US-led coalition forces shot down four drones and an anti-ship missile launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels, American authorities said Thursday, as the Iran-backed group announced strikes against US and Israeli ships.
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A fire incident disrupted flights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday morning. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in a statement on Thursday, said smoke was detected emanating from the E54 bridge at 05:29 hrs. FAAN's director of public affairs and consumer protection, Obiageli Orah, said the airport engineers immediately…