Federal Government calls on diaspora Nigerians to support development
The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians living abroad to contribute expertise and investment to national development. A minister made the appeal, according to Punch Nigeria, which reported that the government wants diaspora engagement to support both knowledge transfer and economic progress.
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians living abroad to contribute their expertise and investments to the country’s development, according to Punch Nigeria. A minister made the appeal, calling on members of the Nigerian diaspora to use their knowledge and financial resources in support of national progress. The government’s message focused on two forms of contribution: investment and knowledge transfer.
The report indicates that officials see Nigerians overseas as a source of expertise as well as capital. The available source material does not identify the minister who made the appeal. It also does not specify the sectors targeted, the investment opportunities discussed or any mechanism proposed for transferring knowledge to Nigeria.
No details are provided on the scale of existing diaspora investment or on the government’s response to possible barriers facing Nigerians who want to invest or work with institutions in the country. The report likewise does not include a reaction from diaspora organisations or individual Nigerians abroad. Its central point is the Federal Government’s request for Nigerians overseas to deploy their professional expertise and investments to advance national development.
Punch Nigeria reported the appeal under the headline that the government was seeking diaspora participation in investment and knowledge transfer. Further details were not included in the supplied excerpt.
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