On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, raised the alarm over the fate of 57 Nigerian professionals in The Gambia on the verge of losing their jobs following a directive from the country’s Central Bank to replace foreign workers with its citizens.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has protested a directive by the Central Bank of The Gambia ordering banks operating in the country to replace non-Gambian employees with qualified Gambian nationals by December 31, 2026, warning that 57 Nigerian professionals could lose their jobs.
February 19, (THEWILL) – Nigeria has pledged interest in maintaining stronger bilateral ties with The Gambia as it marked her 60th Independence Anniversary on Tuesday, February 18.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, expressed this position on Wednesday in...
May 22, (THEWILL) - In a pivotal move for Gambian football, the National Sports Council, under the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has announced the appointment of Northern Irishman, Johnathan McKinstry, as the new head coach of the senior...
January 24, (THEWILL) - Gambia national team coach Tom Saintfiet has resigned from his role, minutes after his side was knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday. Despite a valiant effort against Cameroon, Gambia were...
January 23, (THEWILL) - A frenetic AFCON match between Cameroon and Gambia, came right down to the wire on Tuesday, with the Indomitable Lions clinching a dramatic 3-2 victory to advance to the knockout stages.
Cameroon took the lead...
January 15, (THEWILL) - The current African Cup of Nations champions Senegal recorded a comprehensive 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia on Monday, to get their title defence campaign off to a winning start. Pape Gueye opened the scoring for...
November 21, (THEWILL) - Ivory Coast claimed their second win in the current 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over Gambia on Monday, at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium.
The first half provided little...
March 11, (THEWILL) - The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal have secured the TotalEnergies 2023 Under-20 African Cup of Nations title with a 2-0 victory over the Scorpions of Gambia in Egypt.
Just as they had done throughout the...
January 18, (THEWILL) - The Vice President of Gambia, Badara Joof, has died in India.
Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow, disclosed the sad incident in a tweet on Wednesday.
He wrote, “Fellow #Gambians, it is with a heavy heart that I announce...
The commission issued the clarification on Saturday amid growing controversy surrounding the preliminary voters’ register ahead of the 2027 general elections and calls by some Nigerians for Amupitan to step down over alleged irregularities in the registration process.
