The president said Nigerians in diaspora had brought in over $25 billion as home remittances to the Nigerians economy annually
to the social-economic development of the country.
He said that over the past three years, Nigerians in diaspora had brought in over $25 billion as home remittances to the Nigerians economy annually through official and non-formal channels. “Agriculture and technology/skills transfer. In terms of diaspora home remittances, Nigeria is rated as number one in sub-saharan Africa and this is still growing, especially with the advocacy and mobilisation programmes of the newly established Nigerians in Diaspora Commission .
“It is therefore my sincere hope that even with the depressed economy of the 2020 due to the corona virus pandemic, Nigerians in the diaspora will rise up to the occasion of not abandoning their country of origin, Nigeria.“But be active in our Post COVID-19 economic recovery efforts.
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