Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, says the Federal Government is pressing for compensation for affected Nigerians in the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa.


Dabiri-Erewa stated this at the maiden Diaspora Lecture of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).

The lecture was entitled: “Role of Africans in Diaspora in the Transformation of a University of Technology.”

Dabiri–Erewa, who was represented by Mr Abdul-Rahman Balogun, her Special Assistant on Media, noted that the Nigerian government was also putting in place measures to ensure perpetrators were prosecuted and justice is given.

According to her, those that have been evacuated to Nigeria would be well taken care of.

Dabiri-Erewa also enjoined all state governments to create a Diaspora Desk, saying Nigeria has the highest diaspora potentials in Africa and the third in the world.



Prof. Mobolaji Aluko, the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Otuoke, and guest lecturer at the occasion, said Nigerian universities of technology should ensure that they have foreign students’ enrolment through scholarship programme for them.

Aluko, also a Special Adviser and Director-General, Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery Office in Ekiti, urged universities to sustain regular academic calendar.

He also called for a conducive environment for learning in universities while parents should develop scientific mindset in their children.

“We need to start to develop scientific minds in all our children. We should not stop them from being inquisitive and they should walk in groups because nobody achieves anything individually.

” They should be given little problems to solve right from their primary school level,” he said.

In his remarks, Prof. Joseph Fuwape, the Vice-Chancellor of FUTA, said that Africa was blessed with great human and material resources.

Fuwape noted that Nigerians in particular had continued to contribute immensely to the global economy.

He promised that FUTA would give fresh impetus to collaboration between researchers in Nigeria and abroad to promote national development.

“This programme would assist us a great deal to identify gaps in transformation trajectory needed for Africa to take its pride of place in the comity of nations,” he added.

Dabiri-Erewa, Dr Mohammed Mustapha Lecky and Dr Babatope Agbeyo were given Goodwill Ambassador awards by FUTA management.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/09/13/xenophobia-fg-wants-compensation-for-nigerians-dabiri-erewa/amp/

Reactionary...

Well, still OK

We don't understand diplomacy in this country. That's what happens when you make a former reporter a 'diplomat'. We should be seeking ways of mending our broken relationship, while repatriating many Nigerians that wish to return home. How much compensation did Nigeria pay the families of those who lost loved ones at SCOAN? Let's stop agraviating the issue and further endanger the lives of thousands of other Nigerians still in SA.

Na wa ooo

If there's actually a compensation that equals one life on Earth, I haven't seen or heard about it. Well my eyes and ears are wide open this time to see or hear about it for the first time ever...

... and the federal government is telling Nigerians instead of South African government?

first get a plane to bring back the remaining ones

Donald Trump is a man who fears no nation, take it or leave if this happen to Just an American Citizen, South Africa would be begging, but here my government are begging SA to compensate. Foolish People we voted into power.


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SA would not do that...

Who will now compesate we that never left the country? We've suffered more than the returnees now.

krypto100:
Donald Trump is a man who fears no nation, take it or leave if this happen to Just an American Citizen, South Africa would be begging, but here my government are begging SA to compensate. Foolish People we voted into power.


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so is usa at par with nigeria Una go just dey open mouth like zombie

Compensation...i laugh this country in Zulu

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krypto100:
Donald Trump is a man who fears no nation, take it or leave if this happen to Just an American Citizen, South Africa would be begging, but here my government are begging SA to compensate. Foolish People we voted into power.

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When North Korea beat up the American student within an inch of his life and sent him to die in the US, what did Trump do?

we have now left more important things and start talking about this over flogged issue.

Funny leaders

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Fg should do what they can to help and support the returnees.

Expecting compensations from SA government might take decades cos they are not even feeling any remorse about the whole situations.

You won't get shít.An apology at best

If you wake up everyday and say Nigeria is getting better under Buhari’s regime, you’re also part of the problem we’re facing in Nigeria.

Xenophobic attack and we are handling it like boyfriend and girlfriend issue!

Country ruled by people suffering from illogical reality.

Do we have FG or just some media stunt? Am becoming to have this feelings that the real Gen.Buhari is dead I dont need facts I just felt that emptiness up there...

Nigeria has been staged and funny enough alot of folks fell for it..#wenogetgovernment

krypto100:
Donald Trump is a man who fears no nation, take it or leave if this happen to Just an American Citizen, South Africa would be begging, but here my government are begging SA to compensate. Foolish People we voted into power.


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You kids tend to speak before you think. The power behind Donald Trump isnt Donald Trump, it is AMERICA.

Is Nigeria as powerful as America?

What's with all these useless comparisons? Just to get some feel good likes I believe.

Smh.

Good that they are standing to get them justice. FG should also give them grants to restart life in Nigeria first.

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Shame on FG...trading their people for cup of kobo. Tomorrow they will kill our people again and pay compensations...Shame on you

RyanD147:
If you wake up everyday and say Nigeria is getting better under Buhari’s regime, you’re also part of the problem we’re facing in Nigeria.

Xenophobic attack and we are handling it like boyfriend and girlfriend issue!

You seem to know so much how to handle issues of this nature. Please do share, how would you have handled it sir?

I really feel for the families of those Nigerians killed in SA. They actually deserve some compensation.