NIDCOM Calls For More Investment to Boost Economy

The chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on Nigerian citizens living abroad to invest more in the country irrespective of the security challenges confronting the country.

Dabiri-Erewa made the call yesterday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen in preparation for the Fourth Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit NDIS scheduled to take place on the 16 and 17 November in Abuja.

According to her the summit is aimed at targeting Nigerians in the Diaspora for inward investment adding that it is the best strategy to attract Foreign Direct Investment in the light of the heightened risk profile for the country.

The NIDCOM boss noted that the summit would recognize the important role Nigerians in Diaspora played in helping other countries achieve amazing economic growth and transformation measures.