Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Jamie Christoff, has emphasised the need to partner with Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) for a mutually beneficial partnership and collaboration with regards to migration management between the two countries.
The Canadian envoy stated this during a visit to NiDCOM Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Abuja.
“I understand the impact of large diaspora groups and their contributions in Canada. Nigeria diaspora is among our top five migrant groups and also a central pillar in Nigeria’s economy. It is important for us to help these Nigerians migrate regularly,” he said.
Chairman/CEO NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, while receiving the delegation, expressed appreciation for the visit and the offer of partnerships revealing some on-going projects of the Commission with the Nigerian Diasporas in Canada.
Dabiri-Erewa said there were opportunities for both countries to leverage adding that the Commission, with the support of a councillor in Canada, is working on a Canada Pull Factor as a pilot project to harmonise the data of Nigerians in Canada in line with the Diaspora Data Mapping Portal.
MEANWHILE, the Federal Government, in collaboration with International Organisation for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another batch of 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday.
Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Musa said the evacuees, who departed Tripoli International Airport on Tuesday aboard chartered flight UZ 189 were expected to arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, in the evening of the same day.
