Tag: Abike Dabiri-Erewa

Dabiri-Erewa commends IgboFest for promoting Nigerian culture

Aminu Imam

Chairman/CEO, of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has praised Chairman of the 2023 IgboFest, Minnesota, United States, Peter Egbudom, for promoting Nigerian culture abroad. Dabiri-Erewa made the remark on Wednesday, when she received the chairman of IgboFest 2023 in her Abuja office. Culture, according to the NIDCOM CEO, is the flora and fauna of the people. Egbudom, who said he was delighted to invite the NiDCOM boss to the event, urged the federal government to capitalise on Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage because there are numerous opportunities to attract…

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Emdee Tiamiyu: AriseTV ‘girl’ anchors ruining broadcast profession – Dabiri-Erewa

Aminu Imam

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has kicked over comments made by an Arise TV female anchor, Ayo Mairo-Ese on Emdee Tiamiyu’s interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC). The NICOM boss expressed dismay over the disposition of the TV’s broadcasters and presenters over Tiamiyu’s comment, which is believed to have corroborated the ban of Nigerian students from bringing their dependants to the United Kingdom. Mairo-Ese had tackled President Muhammad Buhari on a television show, for telling the UK government that Nigerian youths are lazy and criminally-minded,…

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‘We’re safer in Northern Cyprus than in Northern Nigeria’ – Nigerian students reply FG

Aminu Imam

A group of Nigerian students, under the aegis of the Nigerian Community in Northern Cyprus (NCNC), has said that their safety is more guaranteed in Northern Cyprus than in Northern Nigeria. The young Nigerians made their position known in reaction to a statement issued by the Chairperson, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, that Nigerians should avoid Northern Cyprus. Recall that some days ago Dabiri-Erewa stated this, explaining that Nigerians are becoming victims of assaults and killings in Northern Cyprus. The NCNC, however, through its President, Isaac Ifeoluwa Ajayi and…

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Just In! Abike Dabiri-Erewa distance self from tweet announcing release of Katsina school boys

Aminu Imam

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has distanced herself from a tweet announcing the release of Katsina schoolboys to her, saying she lost control of her Twitter and Instagram accounts for some minutes. Few hours after a video of Boko Haram Commander, Abubakar Shekau, circulated across the internet, confirming the capture of the over 300 boys, a piece of news, announced the release of 333 Katsina Schoolboys captured recently. Dabiri-Erewa announced that her account was hacked and she had retrieved it and changed her passwords. “Pls don’t credit…

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COVID-19: FG evacuates 6,317 Nigerians from 21 countries

Ishaku Yohanna

Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the Federal Government has so far evacuated 6,317 Nigerians back home on account of the Coronavirus pandemic. She said the nationals were repatriated from 21 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Sudan, Kenya, Senegal and others. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, on the forthcoming National Diaspora Day celebration slated for July 25, 2020, she however explained that many Nigerians still stranded in foreign countries were awaiting evacuation. Giving…

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