{"id":6443,"date":"2013-07-13T17:25:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T17:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/anyim-nigerians-abroad-remit-21b-in-2012\/"},"modified":"2013-07-13T17:25:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T17:25:12","slug":"anyim-nigerians-abroad-remit-21b-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/anyim-nigerians-abroad-remit-21b-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyim: Nigerians abroad remit $21b in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, said on Friday that Nigerians in Diaspora remitted about 21 billion dollars in the last one year.<\/p>\n

Anyim said this when he briefed newsmen on preparations to mark the 2013 Diaspora Day, taking place from July 23 to July 27.<\/p>\n

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“From available records, Nigerians in Diaspora remitted about 21 billion dollars in the last one year, which is the highest in Africa.<\/p>\n

“This figure does not include unrecorded sums sent through individuals.<\/p>\n

“It is in recognition of the worthy contributions of Nigerians in Diaspora to national development that the Nigeria Diaspora Day was instituted in 2005,\u2019\u2019 Anyim said.<\/p>\n

He said that the 2013 Diaspora Day would feature activities such as youth empowerment programmes, medical missions, capacity-building workshops, Diaspora conference and others.<\/p>\n

Anyim said the Diaspora Day is an opportunity for Nigerian professionals and experts living abroad to meet with professional in the country for productive dialogue.<\/p>\n

The SGF expressed Federal Government\u2019s commitment to supporting Nigerian Diaspora to enable them participate actively in national affairs.<\/p>\n

Anyim said the Nigerian National Volunteer Service was collaborating with the International Organisations for Migration and other stakeholders in drafting a national policy on the Nigerian Diaspora.<\/p>\n

He said that Nigerian in Diaspora were about 15 million Nigerians effectively engaged with better activities, adding that about 500 are registered.<\/p>\n

The SGF urged them to invest in Nigeria to promote development.<\/p>\n

“I want to specially invite Nigerians in the Diaspora to take full advantage of the business opportunities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

“Come together and open hospitals and bring experts; that will make you to always remember your home and also help in the development of the nation,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

He said the 2013 Diaspora Day would be unique because of the ongoing Nigeria centenary celebration as they would have the opportunity to participate in outlined activities and projects.<\/p>\n

According to him, one of the projects that will be of interest to them is the Centenary City, conceived to be a modern city with world-class infrastructure and facilities.<\/p>\n

The SGF said the Centenary City, a private sector-driven project, offers rare investment opportunities to the Diaspora.<\/p>\n

The Chairperson, House Committee on Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, commended the SGF and the committee for their commitment to Diaspora Day celebration.<\/p>\n

Dabiri-Erewa appealed to the Nigerians in Diaspora to work together to ensure success of the celebration.<\/p>\n

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