Mrs Dabiri-Erewa emphasised that enabling Nigerians in the diaspora to vote has been a long-standing priority for NiDCOM.
Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said many Nigerians abroad kept bombarding her agency with calls, expressing regrets and depression.
They are also urging it and other Western countries to increase the number of visa rejections for corrupt public officials and politicians.
Mr Akinpelu’s asylum application was denied “on grounds of violating human or international rights due to his past employment as a police officer in Nigeria.”
The businessman, an indigene of Nigeria’s Edo State, was arrested in 1987 when he pleaded guilty to allegations of bank and credit card fraud.
Mr Afolabi stated that the organizers hoped to braid and weave experiences and ideas, push the field’s boundaries, break ideological and physical borders, and offer new frontiers.
“This is where members of the diaspora can seamlessly invest and ensure a sustainable connection with their homeland and roots,’’ the minister said.
Insisting her dismissal was due to discrimination, Ms Hewat further accused Mr Ogundeyi of berating two female employees by calling them “low class”.
The interior minister’s media aide, Babatunde Alao, said the devices were delivered and installed on February 18.
Due to the tarnished image of Nigeria’s police abroad, several asylum applications by former security operatives have fallen through.
