Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed that Nigerians living abroad spent about N60 billion during their visits to the country in December 2024.
This is as the National Assembly declared that Nigeria is not ready for diaspora voting.
Dabiri-Erewa, who also disclosed that remittances alone in the last five years have exceeded $90 billion, described the expenditure as a testament to the diaspora’s growing impact on the Nigerian economy.
The NIDCOM boss stated this on Thursday when she appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Diaspora to defend the commission’s 2025 budget.
While praising the contributions of diaspora Nigerians and growing interest in investing and engaging in nation-building, she noted that over the last five years, the commission has made significant strides by thinking outside the box and prioritizing…
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