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Dabiri-Erewa Applauds Diasporas Contributions To Nigerian Economy As Diaspora Remittances Increases

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Dabiri-Erewa applauds diasporas contributions to the Nigerian economy as diaspora remittances increases

Olushola Okunlade Writes

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has commended Nigerians in the Diaspora on the rise of remittances in the first quarter of the year, by 20.3 per cent, representing the seventh consecutive quarterly increase in diaspora remittances since last quarter in 2020.

In a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun,  Dabiri-Erewa said that increase in remittances by Nigerians abroad which has played a significant role in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), has a great impact on the socio-economic growth of the country

She said, “As the world recovers from the global pandemic and confronts instability of many kinds, we want to honor the efforts of all those who continue to support their loved ones despite the challenging circumstances.”

According to the NIDCOM boss, the recent figures released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed an increase in remittances in quarter one of 2022 to $5.16 billion from $ 4.29 billion same period in 2021.

Also, the ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ created by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2021, attracted $2.4 billion in diaspora remittances within eight months, surpassing the figure reported in 2021.

She said NiDCOM will continue to push for more engagement with our diaspora who are an indisputable economic factor and are becoming an investment factor in the country, noting that many Nigerians abroad are investing in agriculture, real estate, health, education, and ICT, amongst others.

Dabiri-Erewa implored all stakeholders to continue engagement for Diaspora Voting with the National Assembly to amend relevant sections of the law to enable INEC to do the needful.

She assured Nigerians abroad that details of the Nigerians Diaspora Investment Trust Fund (NDITF) will soon be unveiled as a platform for structured diaspora investments, just as Diaspora mortgage and housing facilities are some of the programs being introduced by NIDCOM for the welfare of the citizens abroad.

Similarly, 33 states now have State Diaspora Focal Point Officers with Abia setting up Abia Diaspora Agency, while Edo and Enugu are almost set with their own agencies just as Ondo and Anambra states have Commissioners.

She also described the Diasporans as a valuable asset worth more than the billions of naira they sent home as remittances as they are contributing immensely to national development through training and capacity development.

Stressing that no nation can develop without its diaspora, she emphasized the need for Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to work together.

It is expected that by the end of the 2022 financial year, the remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora from official sources would have increased from its current $22 billion to about $25 billion.

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Sabi Networks Hosts At Rack Centre To Deliver Quality Internet Services To Nigerians

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Sabi Networks Limited, an indigenous Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Nigeria, has announced a strategic decision to host its services at Rack Centre, the best-connected data centre in West Africa. This strategic decision by Sabi Networks Limited is aimed at providing reliable and affordable internet services to Nigerians.

 

Sabi Networks, founded in 2019, is committed to changing the narrative of internet services in Nigeria, by offering a wide range of internet services to both residential and commercial customers. The company’s founders have identified the frustration of Nigerians with the poor service experienced by a handful of service providers, and their primary goal is to connect Nigerians to a network they can truly enjoy without incessant downtime and failures.

 

Speaking about the strategic decision to host its services at Rack Centre, the CEO of Sabi Networks Limited, Mr. Ayokunle Bankole, said, “We are excited about this new business relationship with Rack Centre. It is a testament to our commitment to delivering quality internet services to Nigerians. With Rack Centre’s world-class data centre services, 100% uptime since inception, robust ecosystem, and top-notch services, we are confident that we will be able to provide our customers with reliable and affordable internet services.”

 

Rack Centre, founded in 2012, is a carrier and cloud-neutral data centre provider and the leading provider of colocation services in West Africa. The company’s state-of-the-art data centre is built to international standards and is designed to deliver world-class services to customers.

 

For more information, please visit Sabi Networks Limited’s website at https://sabinetworks.com.

 

 

 

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NiDCOM Chairman Seeks Collaboration To Curb Irregular Migration

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LETS JOIN HANDS TO CURB IRREGULAR MIGRATION- DABIRI-EREWA Abuja: Feb. 17, 2023. Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians In Diaspora Commission has called on all participants at the European Union and Interational Organisation for Migration joint Management Workshop to make use of the knowledge impacted on them to join the fight against irregular migration. This appeal was made in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the Workshop, focused on Lessons Learnt From Migration Management Programmes held from 2020-2022. Dabiri-Erewa encouraged all stakeholders to come together and compliment the efforts of the government in their own individual capacity by giving their best regardless of the National Situation. “Migration is a natural phenomenon that cannot be stopped. However, irregular migration must be tainted and we all have a role to play.” “Now that we are better informed, I appeal to us to take migration issues with outmost concern. The President Muhammadu Buhari Administration has repatriated over 10,000 Nigerians from Libya and other countries” “IOM has also done a lot in this regards, yet there are still many Nigerians out there crying for help. Let us all give our contributions to curbing irregular migration by using the knowledge learnt here and sensitizing our immediate society.” Dabiri-Erewa appealed. European Union(EU) Representative Eleni Zerzelidou commended the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM for being proactive in dealing with migration issues and urged the commission to take part in the sector of Fintech and Integration, noting that the commission has the potential. The workshop was an EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Integration. E-Signed, Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM.

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians In Diaspora Commission has called on all participants at the European Union and International Organisation for Migration joint Management Workshop to make use of the knowledge impacted on them to join the fight against irregular migration.

This appeal was made in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the Workshop, focused on Lessons Learnt From Migration Management Programmes held from 2020-2022.

LETS JOIN HANDS TO CURB IRREGULAR MIGRATION- DABIRI-EREWA Abuja: Feb. 17, 2023. Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians In Diaspora Commission has called on all participants at the European Union and Interational Organisation for Migration joint Management Workshop to make use of the knowledge impacted on them to join the fight against irregular migration. This appeal was made in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the Workshop, focused on Lessons Learnt From Migration Management Programmes held from 2020-2022. Dabiri-Erewa encouraged all stakeholders to come together and compliment the efforts of the government in their own individual capacity by giving their best regardless of the National Situation. “Migration is a natural phenomenon that cannot be stopped. However, irregular migration must be tainted and we all have a role to play.” “Now that we are better informed, I appeal to us to take migration issues with outmost concern. The President Muhammadu Buhari Administration has repatriated over 10,000 Nigerians from Libya and other countries” “IOM has also done a lot in this regards, yet there are still many Nigerians out there crying for help. Let us all give our contributions to curbing irregular migration by using the knowledge learnt here and sensitizing our immediate society.” Dabiri-Erewa appealed. European Union(EU) Representative Eleni Zerzelidou commended the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM for being proactive in dealing with migration issues and urged the commission to take part in the sector of Fintech and Integration, noting that the commission has the potential. The workshop was an EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Integration. E-Signed, Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM.
Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO NIDCOM, and Eleni Zerzelidou, EU Rep at the just concluded Migration Workshop in Abuja.

Dabiri-Erewa encouraged all stakeholders to come together and complement the efforts of the government in their own individual capacity by giving their best regardless of the National Situation.

“Migration is a natural phenomenon that cannot be stopped. However, irregular migration must be tainted and we all have a role to play.”

“Now that we are better informed, I appeal to us to take migration issues with utmost concern. The President Muhammadu Buhari Administration has repatriated over 10,000 Nigerians from Libya and other countries”

“IOM has also done a lot in this regard, yet there are still many Nigerians out there crying for help. Let us all give our contributions to curbing irregular migration by using the knowledge learned here and sensitizing our immediate society.” Dabiri-Erewa appealed.

LETS JOIN HANDS TO CURB IRREGULAR MIGRATION- DABIRI-EREWA Abuja: Feb. 17, 2023. Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians In Diaspora Commission has called on all participants at the European Union and Interational Organisation for Migration joint Management Workshop to make use of the knowledge impacted on them to join the fight against irregular migration. This appeal was made in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the Workshop, focused on Lessons Learnt From Migration Management Programmes held from 2020-2022. Dabiri-Erewa encouraged all stakeholders to come together and compliment the efforts of the government in their own individual capacity by giving their best regardless of the National Situation. “Migration is a natural phenomenon that cannot be stopped. However, irregular migration must be tainted and we all have a role to play.” “Now that we are better informed, I appeal to us to take migration issues with outmost concern. The President Muhammadu Buhari Administration has repatriated over 10,000 Nigerians from Libya and other countries” “IOM has also done a lot in this regards, yet there are still many Nigerians out there crying for help. Let us all give our contributions to curbing irregular migration by using the knowledge learnt here and sensitizing our immediate society.” Dabiri-Erewa appealed. European Union(EU) Representative Eleni Zerzelidou commended the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM for being proactive in dealing with migration issues and urged the commission to take part in the sector of Fintech and Integration, noting that the commission has the potential. The workshop was an EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Integration. E-Signed, Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM.
Hon Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO NIDCOM posed with Participants at the joint IOM-EU Migration Workshop in Abuja.

European Union (EU) Representative Eleni Zerzelidou commended the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM for being proactive in dealing with migration issues and urged the commission to take part in the sector of Fintech and Integration, noting that the commission has the potential.

The workshop was an EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Integration.

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Killing Of 16 Nigerian Travellers In Burkina Faso Callous – Dabiri-Erewa

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Olushola Okunlade Writes

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has described the killing of 16 Nigerian travelers in Burkina Faso as unjustifiable, callous, and criminal.

In a statement by the Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the NIDCOM chair called on the Burkinabe authorities to fish out the perpetrators and prosecute them accordingly.

Dabiri-Erewa reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari‘s resolve to ensure “appropriate sanction”  through diplomacy to those who were involved in the wicked killing and said it was a condemnable and barbaric act.

The NIDCOM boss joined others in condoling the families and friends of the deceased and prayed for the safety of other stranded  Nigerians in the country.

“To those who were unjustifiably killed, especially as they were on a spiritual pilgrimage, may Allah accepts them into His martyrdom and quicken the pace of recovery of those injured survivors.”, she prayed.

It will be recalled that some Muslim pilgrims including 16 Nigerians were allegedly shot and killed by Burkinabe soldiers on patrol.

At a news conference on Sunday in Abuja, the Jam’iyyatu Ansariddeen Attijaniyya of Nigeria revealed that 16 of its members were shot dead by the Burkinabe soldiers on patrol.

They were reportedly on their way to the home country of their leader, Sheikhul-Islam Ibrahim Niasse, in Senegal when they met their untimely death.

The national secretary of the Islamic group, Sayyidi Yahaya, said the Ansaruddeen members were “randomly selected and cold-bloodedly shot to death in a most horrendous display of bestiality” after being stopped by the Burkinabe soldiers.

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