“We have various engagements; we have sent the Diaspora Policy to the FEC; hopefully, it will be considered in the New Year. “The Diaspora policy is a holistic policy that actually will guide all Diaspora engagements; it covers all aspects of Diaspora engagements. “Hopefully, we will have a Diaspora Policy that will be ratified by FEC and then we continue our engagements. “We have had the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit which was very successful; we are planning the Nigeria Diaspora Trust Fund because Nigerians in Diaspora want to invest in the country and they want to contribute. Dabiri-Erewa said that in 2019, Diaspora remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora amounted to 25 million dollars excluding informal remittances.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2019 19:07 UTC