NIDCOM Calls for Commission Upgrade

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has called for the upgrade of the Commission to a full-fledged Ministry.

Chairman of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the call when she appeared before the Senate Committee on the Diaspora and Nongovernmental Organizations.

Dabiri-Erewa revealed that the call was necessitated by the volume of work in the Commission, noting that as a Ministry, it would afford them to be able to cater for the millions of Nigeria citizens living abroad.

The Chairman pleaded with the National Assembly to assist so that continental offices could be opened for direct access to Nigerians in the Diaspora.