Diaspora

During the Abacha regime, Nigerians were collectively disillusioned by the catastrophic realities of a military dictatorship. Even though a vocal minority vehemently insisted that Abacha was Nigeria’s best option, approximately 95% of the populace remained convinced that the country desperately needed a new beginning.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians living abroad to take a more active stake in the country’s economic transformation, asking the Diaspora to invest capital, transfer expertise and help project Nigeria’s interests in the global economy.

September 04, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom (UK) issued approximately 132,000 visas to Nigerians in the first half of 2023, Jonny Baxter, British Deputy High Commissioner, has said. The High Commissioner, however, said he could not readily give the total...

July 13, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved Naira payouts for diaspora remittance with immediate effect, thus ending a ban that had been in place since 2020. In a circular dated July 10, 2023, and...

June 29, (THEWILL) - Two weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced major forex reform that culminated in the unification of the official and parallel market channels, more Nigerians in Diaspora still prefer the parallel to...

April 28, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has charged African Governments to connect to Africa’s Diaspora for the sustainable development of the continent. Buhari said this in his keynote address at the ongoing Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS), which was...