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Nigerian billionaire businessman jailed for fraud in Dubai

Diaspora Newsline12 months ago11 months ago0

A Dubai court has sentenced the owner of Rahmaniya Group and Ultimate Oil & Gas, Abdulrahman Bashar to one year in prison for a financial crime involving his dealings with CI Energy Company, an oil and gas firm. The ruling marks the second time in less than five years that...

Nigerians in America now hide and avoid quarrels over fear of deportation – US-based Professor

Diaspora Newsline12 months ago11 months ago0

A Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, Nimi Wariboko, has expressed concerns over the fear gripping Nigerians in the United States due to a sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants under the administration of President Donald Trump. Wariboko shared his thoughts during a virtual appearance on the Friday edition of Inside...

NiDCOM to create diaspora plaza for Nigerians abroad

Diaspora Newsline12 months ago11 months ago0

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) announced plans to create a Diaspora Plaza, a dedicated space where Nigerians abroad can connect with government officials, explore investment opportunities, and engage more actively in national affairs. In a report by Business Day, this was disclosed during a budget defense session Abike Dabiri-Erewa,...

Nigeria’s Magnus Ukadike, former Obidient DG, emerges Councilor in Brazil

Diaspora Newsline12 months ago11 months ago0

A Nigerian man. Mr. Magnus Nnachebe Ukadike has emerged Councilor representing Itaquera, under the Sao` Paolo municipality in Brazil. According to a report monitored from the Africa Podcast, on Afrobrazillink, anchored by Chifex, Ukadike was elected in the last municipality elections courtesy of the overwhelming support of both the immigrant...

Consider Enugu as your next investment destination – Mbah to Nigerians in diaspora

Diaspora NewslineJan 25, 202511 months ago0

…as NiDCOM Chairman lauds governor’s investment in infrastructure, security_ Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has urged the Nigeria diaspora community to consider Enugu as their first choice of investment destination, stressing that his administration has created robust mechanisms to facilitate their investment process and ensure high return on investment....

FOREIGN POLICY AND THE PATH TO PEACE IN A DANGEROUS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Diaspora NewslineJan 7, 202511 months ago0

By Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON Nigeria’s foreign policy to promote peace and prosperity is a constitutional obligation as much as it is a considered and sensible manifesto pledge, writes Hon Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs. I was born in a civil war and was not able to vote...

Breaking: Nigeria Govt. issues Travel Advise on citizens planning to visit Australia

Diaspora NewslineJan 1, 202511 months ago0

The federal government of Nigeria has issued travel advise to its nationals planning on making any trip to Australia, and others that are presently resident in that country. This is based on the prevailing security realities in some parts of the country, due to what it described as some reported...

Despite criticisms, Kemi Badenoch stands by Nigeria comments

Diaspora NewslineDec 12, 202411 months ago0

Kemi Badenoch has stood by her past comments about Nigeria, after the vice-president of Nigeria (Sen. Kashim Shettima) accused her of denigrating it. According to BBC report, the Conservative Party leader, who was born in the UK but mostly raised in Nigeria, has repeatedly described growing up in fear and...

Canada based Nigerian football prodigy gets Villareal Academy’s invite

Diaspora NewslineNov 23, 202411 months ago0

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...