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Citizenship claim: “You owe Nigerians an apology” Bayo Onanuga replies Kemi Badenoch

Diaspora Newsline10 months ago10 months ago0

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described as false the claim by the Leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, that she cannot pass her Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman. Onanuga, in a post on his X...

National Diaspora Day: NiDCOM set to launch Diaspora Housing Platform, others

Diaspora Newsline10 months ago10 months ago0

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) is set to launch the Diaspora Home and Abroad Platform during the sixth edition of National Diaspora Day, holding on July 25 and 26 at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was part of a press statement released by the commission’s...

Nigeria Faces Growing Visa Restrictions: A Wake-Up Call For Domestic and Regional Travel Focus

Diaspora Newsline10 months ago10 months ago0

What travel challenges have you experienced to-and-between Nigeria from other countries like the United States, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and United Kingdom, which have subjected Nigerians to difficult visa entry rules? These visa restrictions are part of massive immigration restrictions that will not only affect inbound tourism, but also...

CALGARY CANADA 2025: NIGERIA DELEGATION SHINE AT ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.

Diaspora Newsline11 months ago11 months ago0

By Anne Uche Obi Rotary is an international service organization with over 1.2 million members in 200+ countries. It brings together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and advance goodwill and peace. Rotary’s core values include service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership. Rotary a...

Nigeria’s Emeka Onwezi elected president of top African American Bar Association

Diaspora NewslineMay 17, 202511 months ago0

Nigerian born American legal luminary, Barrister Emeka Onwezi has been elected as president of top African American bar association, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. The good news of his election as president of J. Franklyn Borne Bar Association was shared on the facebook page of his law firm, through a...

Ambassador Tuggar Strengthens Nigeria-UK Relations After High-Level Visit

Diaspora NewslineMar 7, 2025March 7, 20250

London, UK – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has successfully concluded a high-level working visit to the United Kingdom from March 3 to 5, 2025. The visit was aimed at bolstering diplomatic ties between Nigeria and the UK, with a focus on trade, investment, technology, security,...

Nigerians in UK protest visa scams, call out 30 suspects

Diaspora NewslineFeb 23, 2025February 24, 20250

Some Nigerians living in the United Kingdom have protested against rising cases of certificate of sponsorship scams in the country. According to Sunday PUNCH some UK-based Nigerians assembled on Marsham Street in London to participate in the protest on Thursday. A live video on TikTok seen by our correspondents showed a...

Nigerian man, Quham Babatunde, stabbed to death in Dublin

Diaspora NewslineFeb 22, 2025February 24, 20250

A Nigerian asylum seeker, Quham Babatunde, 34, was tragically killed in a brutal stabbing near Dublin’s main shopping district, raising growing concerns over knife-related violence in the Irish capital. Mr. Babatunde reportedly attended an Afroswing event at a nightclub before the attack took place in the early hours of February...

NiDCOM to create diaspora plaza for Nigerians abroad

Diaspora NewslineFeb 8, 2025February 24, 20250

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,...

Despite criticisms, Kemi Badenoch stands by Nigeria comments

Diaspora NewslineDec 12, 2024February 24, 20250

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...