Dr. (Mrs.) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and Mr. Madu Hamman, the Managing Director of Federal Mortgage Bank (FMBN) and some Directors of the bank.
By Maureen Okon
Abuja, May 17, 2022
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Tuesday partnered with the Federal Mortgage Bank (FMBN) to launch a Diaspora housing scheme.
This was made known during a courtesy visit by the Chairman of NiDCOM Dr. (Mrs.) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to FMBN’s Managing Director, Mr. Madu Hamman in his office in Abuja.
Dabiri-Erewa announced that NiDCOM had reached its final preparatory stage of the housing scheme programme for the Nigerians in the Diaspora to benefit from.
She added that the partnership with the FMBN would help in cutting off any middlemen that would pose any challenges to Nigerians in Diaspora that wish to own homes in Nigeria.
Also, she said that the housing scheme would be beneficial to Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora.
She pointed out that the Nigerians in Diaspora were rated the highest in remittances to their home country, adding that no country could stand alone without its Diaspora.
“We have created the housing scheme platform where we now have about 1,700 interested diasporans wanting to enroll.
“So, where we are now is to commence the launch which was delayed by the handing over of the new Management team of the FMBN in March.
She warned Nigerians in the Diaspora not to fall victim of fraudsters, urging them to always go through the official platform and address of the scheme: https://nidcom.gov.ng/diaspora-housing-platform/.
Speaking also, Mr. Hamman, apologised for the delay of the launch of the scheme, saying that it was due to the change in leadership of the bank.
Hamman gave assurance that a date would be fixed for the launch before the end of May, noting that the process was already at its final stage.
He added that the Diasporans were an integral component of any country’s development because of the skills, expertise and resources they had to invest in their homeland.
“This platform will be of immense value to Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora. Before the end of May we will have a date for the launch.
“The committees set up for the arrangement will begin work to expedite the launch and then the venue and other logistics will be communicated at the end of the month,” he said.
