Abike Dabiri-Erewa

September 14, (THEWILL) – A Nigerian man sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia has been released after 20 years in prison. Identified as Emmanuel Ihejirika, he was arrested in 2004 after swallowing 31 condom capsules containing 461 grams...

September 10, (THEWILL) – A Canadian-Nigerian woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), for what her legal team described as “selective justice”. THEWILL had reported that the...

August 11, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has cautioned Nigerians against illegal migration, warning that it could cause a ripple effect that will leave everlasting trauma on migrants. Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike...

September 19, (THEWILL) – Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has assured that justice will be served in memory of a Nigerian, Ms Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, who allegedly died aboard EgyptAir on September 4, 2023....

June 07, (THEWILL) - The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has received another set of 108 Nigerians, who have been stranded in Tripoli, Libya. The agency in a statement on Wednesday, said its Director-General, Mustapha Ahmed, received the returnees...

May 23, (THEWILL) – The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa for re-appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). Her confirmation was a sequel to the presentation,...

May 02, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) for a second term. Her reappointment was conveyed in a letter read at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday....

May 02, (THEWILL) – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has denied accusations of ethnic bias during the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Sudan NIDCOM, Chaired by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has been accused of preventing Igbos from boarding...

May 01, (THEWILL) - Egypt has opened its border for Nigerians fleeing Sudan, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Monday. Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed this on her Twitter handle, said this was made possible after the...

April 28, (THEWILL) - Over 7,000 Nationals including Nigerians are currently stranded at the Egyptian Border. Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed the development on Friday, said the nationals, including Nigerians, are not being allowed...