As part of its preparation towards ensuring victory in the 2016 elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Germany is organising a training programme for Polling Station Agents and election.
As mixed reactions continue to trail the adoption of Computer Based Test (CBT) by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has recently.
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has recently assured Nigerians in the diaspora of his administration’s determination to move the country forward as rapidly as possible. Speaking in Washington.
Abike Dabiri and Inspector Funmilola Obe Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has recently stressed the need for Nigerians in the Diaspora.
The African diaspora fellowship initiative, brainchild of Malawi-born diaspora academic Dr Paul Zeleza, is building a platform from which to launch a ‘10-10’ initiative that will sponsor 1,000 diaspora scholars.
Ghanaians in Finland have recently been applauded by their host nation for been generally law abiding.
Zimbabwe Tourism Minister, Walter Mzembi, has recently appointed Zim Achievers Awards’ founder Conrad Mwanza, as Zimbabwe’s Diaspora key representative.
Diaspora-owned Choice Microfinance Bank has recently said that it will pump Sh60 million to open new branches in Kitengela and Ngong in Kajiado County Kenya.
Diaspora remittances to Kenya in the month of January 2016 increased by 19.9 percent to Sh13.9 billion compared to Sh11.6 billion recorded in January 2015. Inflows in January 2016 were.
The Bank of Uganda has recently expressed fears that Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and remittances to Uganda are projected to fall this year due to a slowdown in economic growth.
