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Nigerians Stranded In Saudi Arabia Beg To Return Home (video)

Edna Wande Jan 22, 2021 0

Some Nigerians have been stranded in Saudi Arabia for more than seven months, according to a video circulating on social media. The viral video showed some men bodies – wrapped in black polythene bags lying on the floor in a packed room.…

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Nigerian Mission In Uganda Doing Everything To Get Omah Lay, Tems Freed – Abike Dabiri-Erewa

Edna Wande Dec 14, 2020 0

Nigerian government has intervened in the arrest of singers Omah Lay and Tems, who are currently being detained in Uganda. Both singers were arrested for performing at a concert in the country as against social distancing rules in place.…

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FG Rescues Mother Of Four Trafficked To Egypt By Elder Brother (photos)

Edna Wande Dec 12, 2020 0

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has facilitated the return of a 35-year-old mother of four, Omowunmi Rhoda Aladeboyeje, who was allegedly trafficked to Cairo, Egypt by her elder brother. According to the commission, the woman’s brother…

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$1m Capital: 753 Nigerian Traders In Ghana Seek Evacuation

Edna Wande Nov 12, 2020 0

Nigerian traders in Ghana have on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to evacuate them from the country over alleged harassment, threat to life and harsh business environment. The traders, in a Save-Our-Soul letter delivered to…

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Seven Nigerians Who Participated In #EndSARS Protest In Egypt Face Deportation – Abike…

Florence Cornelius Nov 2, 2020 0

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has said seven Nigerians arrested in Egypt for participating in an #EndSARS protest are facing deportation. On October 18, eight Nigerians were arrested for…

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Nigerians In Diaspora Write Buhari Over #EndSARS Protest

Edna Wande Oct 31, 2020 0

Coalition of 17 Nigerian organisations in the Diaspora has sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing outrage over deaths and property destruction during the #EndSARS protests. In the letter dated October 27, the coalition,…

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NIDCOM Denies Reports In Viral Video Claiming That Staff Of Nigerian Embassy In Switzerland Called…

Amirah Kuale Sep 23, 2020 0

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has denied reports that staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Switzerland called the police to arrest Nigerian citizens. On Tuesday September 22, a video surfaced online in which a Nigerian man…

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COVID-19: 27 Stranded Nigerian Ladies Return From Lebanon

Msyosi Sep 7, 2020 0

Federal Government has evacuated 27 stranded ladies from Lebanon through the help of the Lebanese Government as well as its community in Nigeria. The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday,…

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Ibrahim Khaleel Bello: NIDCOM Demands Justice For Student Killed In Cyprus, Urges Students To Avoid…

Edna Wande Aug 24, 2020 0

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has demanded justice for the death of a 25-year-old student in Northern Cyprus, Ibrahim Khaleel Bello, and others killed in mysterious circumstances in the country. Khaleel was found dead in…

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68 Ladies Stranded In Lebanon Arrive In Abuja (photos)

Edna Wande Aug 16, 2020 0

68 ladies stranded in Lebanon have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday, August 16. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) announced that the evacuees arrived at about 3:30pm via Middle East Airline.…

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COVID-19: 175 Stranded Nigerians Arrive Abuja From Uganda

Edna Wande Aug 13, 2020 14

175 stranded Nigerians have arrived in the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from Uganda via Galistair on Thursday, August 13. Announcing their arrival, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) through its official Twitter…

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FG Evacuates 306 Nigerians From UAE

Edna Wande Aug 5, 2020 0

Federal Government has evacuated 306 Nigerians from United Arab Emirate (UAE) on Wednesday, August 5. Air Peace flight that conveyed the evacuees that arrived the country at about 8.44am disembarked some passengers in Abuja and Lagos…

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FG Rescues 30 Ladies In Viral Video Stranded In Lebanon

Edna Wande Aug 4, 2020 0

Thirty ladies in a viral video appealing to Federal Government for help have been rescued by the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon, and have been relocated to a more conducive apartment. MDB reported that the ladies trafficked to Lebanon…

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COVID-19: 289 Evacuated Nigerians Arrive From US

Edna Wande Jul 29, 2020 0

289 Nigerians from the US have arrived in Abuja as the 4th evacuation flight from Newark, New Jersey. The flight which departed on Tuesday 28th July 2020 had in its manifest 135 males 142 females and 12 infants. BREAKING EVACUATION…

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Living In Lebanon Was Like Being In Hell – Victim Of Abuse Shares Ordeal As 72 Returnees Arrive…

Edna Wande Jul 11, 2020 0

Federal Government has evacuated seventy-two Nigerians from Lebanon arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday afternoon. They were received by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of…

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