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Eleven year old high rising Nigerian football star, Hedriel Chukwuziterem Opara is attracting the attention of football coaches and scouts who have described him as the future Mbappe because of his natural talent. Hedriel started playing football at the age of three with the renowned Pepsi Football Academy, Lagos before...

NiDOA Urges Government to Establish Diaspora Board

Diaspora NewslineNov 22, 202411 months ago0

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NiDOA) has called on the Nigerian government to establish the Diaspora Board to enhance effective engagement with Nigerian citizens living abroad. The Continental Chair of NiDO-Americas, Dr. Victor Ubani, who made the call, also stressed that establishing the NiDO board would enable Nigerians living...

2027: Bill on diaspora voting scales second reading

Diaspora NewslineNov 21, 202411 months ago0

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a bill to allow for diaspora voting in Nigerian elections on Wednesday scaled 2nd reading in the House of Representatives. This followed agitations by stakeholders clamouring for amendment of the constitution to allow Nigerians outside the country to participate in subsequent elections. The bill,...

UK court jails four Nigerian students over knife fight

Diaspora NewslineNov 20, 202411 months ago0

Four Nigerian students have been sentenced in the United Kingdom for their involvement in a violent altercation involving knives and a baseball bat in Leicester. The incident, which occurred on New Park Street in the early hours of November 4, 2021, left one victim with multiple stab wounds. Following a...

Meet 4 Nigerians elected into public office in US and Australia

Diaspora NewslineNov 18, 202411 months ago0

Four Nigerian nationals have secured political victories in recent elections across the United States and Australia. This development was announced on Sunday in a statement by Abdul-Rahman Balogun, spokesperson for the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). In a congratulatory message, NiDCOM Chairperson Abike Dabiri-Erewa praised the four officials for their...

NiDCOM Rescues 17 Trafficked Girls, Arrest Five Traffickers in Ghana

Diaspora NewslineOct 29, 202411 months ago0

Seventeen young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated back to the country while five traffickers were equally arrested , as reported by This Day Newspapers. This latest rescue operation brought to 130 girls repatriated to Nigeria from Ghana alone since July 2024. According to a statement...

Nigeria targets diaspora cash, $1b monthly remittances, CBN chief says

Diaspora NewslineOct 28, 202411 months ago0

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 25 (Reuters) – Nigeria is considering a diaspora bond in the United States next year and is targeting remittance inflows of $1 billion a month, its central bank chief told Reuters on Thursday. Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso said Nigerians abroad are keen to invest and have...

Nigerians celebrate 64th independence with carnival in US cities

Diaspora NewslineOct 9, 20240

Nigerians converged on major cities in the United States, including New York, at the weekend in a colourful carnival to celebrate Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary. The parade and carnival were also held simultaneously in other major U.S. states like Texas, Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, reports Daily Trust. The...