Nigerians living in the Diaspora should not be disappointed that they would not be participating in the 2023 general elections because it had not been backed by legislation EKO HOT BLOG reports that the chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has implored Nigerians in Diaspora not be disappointed that they will … Read more
Gov Kayode Fayemi’s Aide, Femi Odere, Bags Diaspora Award of Excellence The award was presented by Dr. Andrew Nevin, a partner and Chief Economist at PWC Nigeria EDITOR’S PICK: Group Launches Human Right Initiative For Rights Of Less Priviledged And Women Diaspora: NiDCOM To Set Up Strategic Investment Platform, Partners AFDB on Trust Fund, Investments, … Read more
Buhari endorses take-off of Diaspora Investment Trust Fund EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the establishment of the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund (NDITF). According to the President, the fund can operate as a private sector investment window with Nigerians in the Diaspora to support direct investments into the country. Read … Read more
95 stranded Nigerians from Libya arrive Lagos Among the returnees were two males who had various degrees of health-related issues EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 95 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya have been received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday, November 17, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, … Read more
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, has been invited by the House of Representatives for questioning, on issues bothering on the continued maltreatment of Nigerians in the Diaspora, especially United Arab Emirates. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, told newsmen over the weekend, during the commissioning of a Sports and … Read more
Preparations and arrangements are in full flight ahead of the 4th edition of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) summit aimed towards exploring revenue creation through investors and immigrant entrepreneurs to Nigeria. The Summit, themed “Partnership & Linkages For Post Covid Economic Growth” is slated to hold between November 16-17, with the aim of establishing … Read more
The 12th Biennial Convention of Nigeria’s largest diaspora group, Eko Club International (ECI) kicked off with a bus ride to New Orleans on Thursday, October 28, 2021. The convention, held every two years since the inception of the club in the early 2000s signals the first major physical gathering of the club’s members since the … Read more
Dr Kayode Opeifa, a former commissioner of Transport in Lagos State and also a one-time Vice President of Eko Club International has charged the club’s hierarchy to model its aims and objectives after the proven success of the past leadership of the diaspora group. Dr Opeifa was speaking on the sidelines with Eko Hot Blog … Read more
The meeting took place at the governor’s office in Akure on Tuesday, September. Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has advanced discussions with Senior Special Assistant (Diaspora Affairs) to Ekiti State Governor and Chairman Nigeria’s Diaspora Focal Point Officers’ Forum, Femi Odere, on exploring revenue creation via diaspora remittances. The meeting, geared towards availing the … Read more
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By John Adeagbo In what seems to be his relentless campaign that states, especially in the southwest region, should aggressively look in the direction of their diaspora indigenes if they must fast track their economic developmental agenda, the Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Diaspora Affairs Mr. Femi Odere was in Akure the … Read more
By John Adeagbo On June 28th and 29th, 2021 politicians, scholars and opinion moulders gathered at the Adetiloye Hall, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State to discuss the possibility of embarking a paradigm shift for a holistic developmental aspiration of the Southwest region at a summit. The theme of the summit: “Harnessing Diaspora Remittances for Regional Development in … Read more
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the 2019 elections, has demanded quick legislation that would allow Nigerians in Diaspora to vote in the 2023 general elections. The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said allowing Nigerians in the diaspora to vote would give them … 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
The socio-economic contributions of Nigerians resident in the United States to the country’s growth is quite invaluable. Acknowledging the enormous contributions of Nigerians to the US economy, Sylvester Turner, the Mayor of Houston Texas stated that Nigeria Immigrants in the United States are dynamic, the most vibrant and the most educated. Their contributions to the … Read more
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said that at least 212 Nigerians stranded in Cairo, Egypt due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home successfully. NIDCOM Announced this via Twitter on Friday, saying the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Commission made it clear that the 212 evacuees tested negative for … Read more
Interest in Nigerians in Diaspora is greatly driven by the quest for national development, national unity, the need for all hands to be on deck, the need to remind all Nigerians at home and abroad, regardless of their religious beliefs and ethnolinguistic background to collectively build a new Nigeria that will be completely free from … Read more
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDC), on Saturday said the commission was seeking an amendment of the Electoral Law to enable more than 20 million Nigerians living abroad to vote in country’s general election. Dabiri spoke in Ado-Ekiti at the celebration of the 2019 Ekiti Diaspora Homecoming Reception, organised by … Read more
– The President Emeritus of Eko Club International, Attorney Omotayo Jamiu Lawal, has spoken about Nigerians In Diaspora – Lawal said Nigerians are the most hardworking immigrants group their host nations – According to him, their contributions to the socio-economic development of their host nations cannot be over emphasized Nigerians in Diaspora have been described as the … Read more