YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Evacuation Of Stranded Nigerians Ends Tuesday – PTF NIDCOM Works On List Of Nigerians Wrongfully Jailed Abroad Migrant Attack: NiDCOM Boss Condemns Burning Of A Nigerian In Libya A total of 384 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. They arrived via Air flight … Read more
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The narrator said they had been stranded at the location in Saudi Arabia for over 7 months The Diaspora Commission said their evacuation was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Saudi Arabia Discharges Ibrahim Abubakar, Nigerian Arrested In Jeddah In 2018 NIDCOM Works On List Of Nigerians Wrongfully Jailed Abroad Migrant Attack: … Read more
Abike Dabiri-Erewa has condemned in strong terms the killing of Mr George Nkencho Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman /CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has condemned in strong terms the killing of Mr George Nkencho, a 27- year old Nigerian in Ireland. Dabiri-Erewa described the killing of the young Nigerian allegedly by a Police officer as callous … Read more
Arrest Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has appealed for calm over the arrest of two Nigerian superstars by the Uganda police at the weekend. Two Nigerian musicians, Stanley Omah Didia a.ka Omah Lay and Temilade Openiyi a.k.a Tems were arrested for alleged violation of Ugandan COVID-19 laws, Eko hot blog gathered. … Read more
Envoys pay Tributes Tributes are trickling in for late Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, Nigeria’s immediate-past ambassador to the United States, who died on Thursday. The 85-year-old retired Justice of the Court of Appeal died at a U.S hospital, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, Eko hot blog gathered. Reacting to the news, the … Read more
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has denied that the maltreatment of Nigerian traders by Ghanaian authorities did not stem from the closure of Nigerian borders. Dabiri-Erewa made the comment on Channels Television’s flagship programme, Sunrise Daily, on Monday. She said: “I think it boils down to this … Read more
This is happening as a result of the imposition of $1m business equity on non-Ghanaians as well as other conditions. Eko Hot Blog gathered that members of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana have presented a letter to the Federal Government requesting evacuation from the country. A statement issued by the Nigerians In … Read more
Chairman for Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says efforts are being made to compile a detailed list of Nigerians wrongfully arrested and incarcerated abroad. She stated this after the jailing of six Nigerians convicted for reportedly financing Boko Haram insurgency by the United Arab Emirates. Speaking with members of a non-governmental organisation, the … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied that the passport of Modupe Odele, an #EndSARS advocate, was seized because of her involvement in the campaign against police brutality. Odele, who is a lawyer, had narrated how NIS officials stopped her from flying out of the country. She was actively involved in the #EndSARS campaign, offering … Read more
Chairman for Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Arewa, says Egyptian authorities will deport 7 out the 8 Nigerians detained over lack of resident permit. The Eight Nigerians were detained since October 18, during the #EndSARS protest. Dabiri-Erewa, who has been following the matter, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She … Read more
African Diaspora Congress (ADC) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to employ strategic measures aimed The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to employ strategic measures aimed at protecting unarmed protesters to ensure safety of lives youths. ADC is a coalition of the various groups and concerned citizens from Africa and … Read more
British High Commissioner to Nigeria The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has reacted to the #EndSARS protests going on all over the country. In a tweet from her verified handle, she noted that “peaceful protests are powerful”. Read Also: #EndSARS: Genevieve Nnaji Writes Open Letter To President Buhari Laing also said that the … Read more
8 October, 2020 The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has condemned in strong terms, the killing of a Nigerian, setting him ablaze by three men. Read Also: LASG Urges Commuters To Embrace Waterways Transportation The NiDCOM Boss described the act as dastard, bestial and unacceptable and called … Read more
Nigerians Godwin Adama, on Monday, urged Nigerians in South Africa to always remember to assist their families in their fatherland, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Nigeria’s Consul-General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, on Monday, urged Nigerians in South Africa to always remember to assist their families in their fatherland, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Adama gave the advice … Read more
Almost 250,000 people attended the event where Martin Luther King Jr delivered his historic I Have a Dream speech during the March on Washington 57 years ago, including prominent figures such as James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, and Sidney Poitier. Amongst them was a Nigerian drummer, Babatunde Olatunji. At the event, Olatunji who was born in … Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says it has paid over 5.910 million U.S dollars (about N2.28 billion) for tuition and stipends owed stranded scholarship students in the United Kingdom. Mr Charles Odili, NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday that the commission disbursed the sum to 197 … Read more
A 12-year-old girl who was declared dead has woken up while her body was being prepared for the funeral. The girl identified as Siti Masfufah Wardah was admitted to a hospital in Probolinggo in the Indonesia province of East Java for chronic diabetes and organ complications on August 18. She was pronounced dead at 6 … Read more
The Federal Government has faulted the closure of the business premises belonging to Nigerians by the Ghanaian authorities, saying it may consider retaliatory actions. The government also said that it may drag Ghana to the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, if found to have breached the sub-region’s Protocol … Read more
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) on Sunday called for gender equality and an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Coach Oscar Emetuei, National Deputy President of NICASA, made the call in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the outcome of the monthly virtual conference of NICASA’s … Read more
A prominent women’s rights campaigner and member of the Afghan negotiating team that will hold talks with the Taliban, Fawzia Koofi, has been wounded in a gun attack near Kabul, officials said Saturday. Gunmen opened fire on Koofi and her sister on Friday when they were returning from a meeting to offer condolences in the … Read more