Tag: Abike Dabiri-Erewa

BREAKING: Egypt Opens Border For Nigerians Fleeing Sudan

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Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), says Egypt has finally opened its border for Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan. READ ALSO: JUST IN: 1.6 Million UTME Candidates To Get Results Tuesday – JAMB Nigeria’s Bank Of Agric In N3.2b Loan Racket Sudan Crisis: Egypt Refuses To Open Border, Nigerians Heading To Port Sudan Dabiri-Erewa said the border was opened after President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Egyptian president.

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Sudan Internal War: Why It’s Difficult To Evacuate Trapped Nigerians – Govt

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The number of Nigerian students who have indicated willingness to return to the country from war-torn Sudan has risen to 1,700, but the Federal Government may have dashed their hopes of early evacuation as fighting rages in the troubled nation. The statement read, “The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said while the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency have put in place arrangements to evacuate Nigerian students and… READ ALSO: Court Jails Lecturer, Punishes Children For Flogging Orphan Delta Rainstorm kills Six As…

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Nigeria Evacuates 542 Stranded Citizens From UAE

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The Federal Government through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on Sunday announced that a total of 542 stranded Nigerians were evacuated from the United Arab Emirates. The commission made this known via its official twitter handle @nidcom_gov. “A total of 542 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates evacuated by the Federal Government arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on board the @MaxAirLtd Charted flight. “The plane touched down at 4:29 am today, October 23, 2022. The evacuees consisted 79 males, 460 females and three infants,“ the commission made this…

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Don’t Go To o Northern Cyprus, Diaspora Commission Warns Nigerian Students

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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has cautioned Nigerian students against going to Northern Cyprus. Its chairperson, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team. She said Northern Cyprus was not recognised by the UN, adding that a lot of students had been killed there. “There have been a lot of problems in Northern Cyprus; we have youths come to tell us, please tell everybody to stop going to Northern Cyprus. “I say it again; if you have to go…

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JUST IN: Tanzania Police Release Kizz Daniel, Continue Probe

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+ the deal that landed the Buga crooner in and out of police cell in East African country The Tanzanian Police have released popular Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, aka Kizz Daniel. Nigeria’s Abike Dabiri-Erewa who confirmed this in a WhatsApp message to The Eagle Online said “KD has been released. “His legal team will however report back to the police tomorrow while he will subsequently return back to Nigeria.” Kizz Daniel was arrested following his failure to perform at a concert in Tanzania, The Buga crooner, who had already been…

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