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In 2016 and 2017, Nigerians abroad sent home $19.7 billion and $22 billion respectively, which were higher than the $10.4 billion and $13.4 billion garnered from oil exports in the same period. This held Nigeria economy and the Nation from economy collapse. Nigeria’s Diaspora Bond, a drive to raise funds through Nigerians abroad fetched a whopping $300 million through its first Diaspora Bond and was oversubscribed by 130 percent, given Nigeria the impetus to begin trading on the London Stock Exchange, making history as the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve such a feat. Nigerians in Diaspora initiated Diaspora…

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Felix Duke, President of Creative Industry Group The Creative Industry Group (CIG) has thrown it’s weight behind two of it’s members vying for political positions in the 2023 election under ADC and Labour Party for House of Representatives. Amb. Felix Duke, President of Creative Industry Group (Nigerian creative industry group which is in partnership with all the sectors of art and science of arts that births the idea of entertainment include but are not limited to the following Actors/Actresses, Music, Fashion, Make Up, Still And Motion Photography, Directing And Producing, Costumiers, Models, Radio And Tv Personalities, Writers and a whole…

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Nümberg Germany: Hon. Gbandi will be addressing great personalities from 50 Nations in one big Global stage at the SPEAKERS’ ARENA live on Sat. 18th June in the great city of Nümberg, Germany. He will be making a case why Africans in Diaspora must justify the confidence imposed on them by the Africa union by designating Africans in Diaspora as the sixth region of Africa. For example, Nigerians in Diaspora remittances (cash sent back home by Nigerian in Diaspora) outpaced oil revenue in 2015, as the $21.2 billion sent home officially by Nigerians abroad surpassed the $19.6 billion oil export…

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Surrender to current economic stand still and hardship or stand up for a fresh political breath: 170 Reps already failed to win their Party Tickets for Re-Election. For so long political elites and their inner circles are using same old political gimmicks to retain political position for themselves: Best global schools and universities for their children & relatives:  Choice jobs in banks, oil companies and lucrative appointments, special contracts, and political positions to their chosen favourites while the number of youths and graduate unemployment skyrocketed? We hear billions of Naira approved for projects with no visible economic and social impact.…

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has barred airlines from conveying Nigerian passengers to the country as the diplomatic row between the two nations deepens. Nigerians traveling to Dubai have mostly been using other airlines for their trips since the drama with Emirates Airline started months ago. Among these airlines are Egypt Air, Air France, KLM, Ethiopian Airlines, Rwanda Air, Etihad. But on Monday, many Nigerian passengers who boarded Ethiopian Airlines heading for Dubai were sent off the plane, Daily Trust reports. This happened hours after the restrictions imposed on Emirates by the Federal Government took effect. The Director-General of the…

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A former presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi, has described Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari as the most miserable place to live on earth. Speaking on Channels TV on Sunday, the professor of political economy noted that there is poverty everywhere in the country. He said, “The truth of the matter is that this is the most miserable place to live on earth today; all the statistics say so. “Poverty rules the land but do you see it reflected in the lives of the political class? No, you don’t. Today, we have overtaken India in terms of the total number of…

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I am deeply shocked, and deeply hurt in my soul as a democrat that the stronghold of American democracy, the Capitol in Washington, has been attacked so openly and with such outrages. These outrages are nothing more and nothing less than an attack on the idea of democracy. When the Senate met on 06.01.2021 to confirm Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, crowds of people gathered in war gear and equipment to overthrow the government and instigate a coup d’etat, as in a dictatorship. These people were not protesters, they were not demonstrators, they were “rioters…

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We stand in solidarity with the people of Nigeria protesting against the police brutality and human rights violations committed by the Nigerian police force, particularly by SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those who lost their lives. In the last 2 weeks, the youths of Africa’s most populous Country Nigeria have witnessed unprecedented agitation calling for an end to Police brutality via the ENDSARS MOVEMENT. The movement is not only calling for an end to Police brutality but also for a holistic overhaul of the nation´s colonial rooted Law &…

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