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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso says that Nigeria’s diaspora remittances surged by 200 per cent to $600 million in the past two months.
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has elected Modibo Sacko of Mali as its President, and Bensaoula Chafika of Algeria as the Vice President.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform, an initiative aimed at enhancing financial access for Nigerians in the diaspora.
Remittances from Egyptians living abroad reached a record high of $32.6 billion between March 2024 and February 2025, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said.
The newly appointed Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nigeria, Dimanche Sharon, has expressed her commitment to deepening collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) towards enhancing safe, orderly, and regular migration while strengthening diaspora engagement strategies.
The Chief Executive of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says Nigerians in the Diaspora have remitted about $90 billion in the last five years to shore up the Nigerian economy for national development.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mt. Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the central bank is going to build on the traction it has made in terms of reforms in the foreign exchange market, remittance, diaspora engagement, and others in 2025.
The Secretary of State for Senegalese Abroad, Amadou Chérif Diouf, has announced several key measures to enhance engagement with the Senegalese diaspora in 2025, including the upcoming establishment of a National Diaspora Day.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that diaspora remittances processed through International Money Transfer Operators reached $4.22bn between January and October 2024.