Mayor of Brent, London, Micheal Adeyeye, has disclosed that the population of Nigerian immigrants in London has hit over 1 million people.

Meantime, Governor Babtunde Fashola of Lagos and Mayor of Lond [ ... ]

The untoward attitude of some host countries towards Nigerians resident abroad recently received the attention of the Senate. ABDULRAHMAN A. ABDULRAUF writes on the need to stem the tide of unnecessar [ ... ]

Nigerian Killed in South African Police Custody
Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs Monday asked the South African government to investigate the killing of a Nigerian in  [ ... ]

Facts have emerged that hundreds of Nigerian students and ootballers are languishing in various prisons in Egypt.

Ganiyu Ishola, raised the alarm during an interactive session with the House Committee  [ ... ]

Rep Abike Dabiri-Erewa, (ACN-Lagos) has called for the establishment of a joint action committee on Diaspora between Nigeria and India to harness the potentials of the Diasporas in the two countries.

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Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Rep Abike Dabiri-Erewa is to lead the Nigeria delegation to the 11th edition of India Diaspora day celebration holding in Kochi, In [ ... ]

The Nigerian-born Collins Nweke, was sworn in yesterday (02/01/2013) in the Ostend City Council of Belgium for a second term of office as Honourable Councillor.
With his re-election Hon. Nweke is  [ ... ]

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Sen. Andy Uba, in Abuja on Wednesday ruled out the much agitated voting of Nigerians in Diaspora.

He made this known at the opening of the In [ ... ]

The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Friday in London called on Nigerians in Diaspora to partner with the government on national development initiatives.

Maku stated this on Friday in Lond [ ... ]

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, the Action Congress of Nigeria, and the Congress for Progressive Change have thrown their weight behind the proposal for Nigerians in the diaspora to vote during  [ ... ]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the Federal Government for greater autonomy as well as allowing Nigerians in the Diaspora to vote in future elections in the country.    [ ... ]

Nigerians living abroad have began the collection of one million signatures for "Nigerian Diaspora Voting Rights Petition" to demand for the right to vote and to be voted for in future elections [ ... ]

The President of the United States of America, Senator Barrack Obama has declared Nigeria as the world's next economic success story, stressing that the discovery was one of the major reasons why  [ ... ]

There are strong indications that Ghanaian authorities have soft-pedalled on the demand that businesses outfits produce $300,000 as capital before operating in Ghana.
The member states drew th [ ... ]

Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Andy Uba, yesterday said the hope of Nigerians abroad participating in elections in Nigeria would have to  [ ... ]

Abuja — Director-General, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Femi Ajayi, weekend, said over 6,000 Nigerians were serving various jail terms across the globe for drug related offen [ ... ]

The House of Representatives, weekend, called for the intervention of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, parliament to prevent deportation of Nigerian businessmen from Ghana.  [ ... ]

President Goodluck Jonathan has handed out letters of credence to the newly appointed 93 ambassadors, charging them to protect Nigeria’s interest.
The President who noted that the ambassado [ ... ]

Johannesburg, South Africa-- Nigeria has been advised to establish a Diaspora Commission that would deal with diaspora matters.   Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,  [ ... ]

The Senate on Tuesday distanced itself from calls to intervene in the plight of 16 Nigerians facing death penalty for drug trafficking in Indonesia, saying they must face the full brunt of the l [ ... ]