Nigerians in the Diaspora have remitted the sum of $21 billion to the country in 2015 according to a report by the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD).

Ekpo Nta, chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), who made this known at a Board Meeting of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in Austria, called on Nigerians in the diaspora to collaborate with ICPC in the fight against corruption.

Given the Government’s zero-tolerance for corruption this was the best time to complement the Federal Government’s job creation effort by investing in cottage industries, especially in their home communities.

“Such industries, he opined should be targeted at manufacturing hitherto imported items for the huge local market and refining local products for export.

“ICPC would continue to treat all petitions from NIDO members expeditiously through continuous investigation, prosecution and conduct of Corruption Risk Assessments in relation to any person or public institution that creates corruption bottlenecks for their investments, especially in the areas of property acquisition and business partnerships”, he said.

Nta who was a Special Guest of Honour during their Extraordinary Annual General Meeting at the official flagging off of Nigerians In Diaspora (NIDO) Germany Anti-corruption Campaign for Nigerians in Germany, said that ICPC’s mandate was to promote strong public institutions

“Even if we successfully prosecute and jail every looter, ghost worker and other economic saboteur, there is every risk that those caught will only be replaced by persons who are just as bad, or worse – unless we radically strengthen our systems and institutions”, he added.

NIDO Chapter Presidents from other European countries who were in attendance called on the ICPC to enter into similar partnerships with them.

Thereafter the ICPC chairman inducted all participants as members of the National Anti-corruption Volunteers Corps (NAVC) of ICPC and decorated them with special arm bands.

http://www.financialwatchngr.com/2016/03/31/diaspora-nigerians-remit-21bn/

It is even way beyond that.

Let this money be used very well for the development of the country.

More than our national budget... And Abike Dabiri dismisses a Diasporan.. Mind you this doesn't include IOUs like " please uncle give Femi/Aisha/Emeka N20k and I'll will pay u later; nor does it include " I have sent this car or IPhone to sell and use the money to solve family problems..

Mainly Igbo and Yoruba bringing in 90% of those funds to Nigeria.

Abooki is just there to enjoy the money

And these are d ppl sheik Buhari,d dullest man that ever liveth,referred to as criminals.
Meanwhile, all he and his Fulani brothers have done since independence is to loot d scarce resources of Nigeria.

We all know it's mostly Igbo...

OreMI22:
Mainly Igbo and Yoruba bringing in 90% of those funds to Nigeria.
Abooki is just there to enjoy the money

Brilliance9000:
We all know it's mostly Igbo...

Haba don't be tribal-bigot na.. the topic says Nigerians

OreMI22:
Mainly Igbo and Yoruba bringing in 90% of those funds to Nigeria.

Abooki is just there to enjoy the money

Abokis only travel to Mecca and Dubai! For religious affairs!

Hmm

And we no here anytin since, hope say d money. No dey some selected pple acct dey collect ac

J,hkuli.j.i
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Great. This doesn't stop some wailers to abuse the the president.

OreMI22:
Mainly Igbo and Yoruba bringing in 90% of those funds to Nigeria.

Abooki is just there to enjoy the money

Integrityfarms:

Abokis only travel to Mecca and Dubai! For religious affairs!

You are both very wrong.

We know

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The loots that left this country to the diaspora is more than this figure

abegi

Great

Cool

fulanimafia:



You are both very wrong.

Get it right with facts and figures! Lets see how it goes!

My share is there

I think it's more.

Considering the amount of pounds dat my client sent thru me last year .

And mine is bank to bank so that might not be added to the figure.

My signature will tell u more.

A large portion of that money were generated by nigerians in nigeria who are been paid by yahoo yahoo,drug cartels,google adsense,elance,fiverr,amazon,clickbank,adfly and foreign investments.

Nigerians in diaspora are not as generous and succesful as it's been portrayed here

Most of them even think they are better than us here in nigeria.......Could you imagine.

Is it the $100 that they send to home that makes up the $21bn

I don't hate nigerians in diaspora but i hate the mentality and belief they have about we remaining here.

holyboss1:
J,hkuli.j.i
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Fear God

This may be exaggerated, $21Billion is 7 Trillion Naira, so Diasporan contribute more than the Federal government with all its oil wells.

Yes people living abroad remit money home but certainly not $21B not even half of it

The same Nigerians that were called criminals by our dumb President

Which nigerians in diaspora?

Is it not the same set of people that nag endlessly before sending $50 to there families.

i personally disconnet relationship with any of my family and friends in abroad.

Not because i hate them but because i dnt want someone to disgrace me thinking i'm asking for some cents.

I dnt blame them sha. Na condition make crayfish bend.

dokiOloye:
And these are d ppl sheik Buhari,d dullest man that ever liveth,referred to as criminals.
Meanwhile, all he and his Fulani brothers have done is to loot d scarce resources of Nigeria.

Hang already instead of this bile in you.

Wannan aikin nyamirai ne
Allah ya qara masu basira

The South as a country would have been a great nation, Lord Lugard finished us when he amalgamated us with the north in 1919. They have remained parasites since the time of Mungo Park, nothing good ever comes from them only death & destruction, they have remained a serious hindrance to our proggress!!

chriskosherbal:
Let this money be used very well for the development of the country.

You want to use peoples money to develop your country?
No let these Malay, EU and south east Asian boys catch you and this your talk....
Person go dey Street dey sweat, your own na use am develop wetin?