The Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, announced the cheering news to stakeholders on Migration and Diaspora affairs in Abuja
Browsing: Zainab Aliyu
This followed a motion moved by Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe and six others who called attention of their colleagues to recent alleged security beaches at the airports.
The Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has denied a report accusing some foreign airlines of running drug cartels in the country.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said this when she appeared before the Senate Adhoc Committee set up by the Senate to look into circumstances that led to the arrest of Zainab Aliyu in Saudi Arabia last year over alleged possession of a banned substance, Tramadol.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday presented N3 million cash gift to Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar, who were recently released from Saudi Arabia prison.
The Senate said on Tuesday that Nigerians felt great relief when Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar returned from Saudi Arabia where she was detained for four months by that country’s authorities.
Foreign Affairs Ministry says its silent diplomatic efforts in the past few weeks culminated in the release of Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar arrested by Saudi authority for drug related offence.
The release of the Nigerian followed the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for facilitating the release of two Nigerians arrested in Saudi Arabia.
Abubakar’s release came alongside that of Zainab Aliyu, who was also released on Tuesday following the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice to intervene in their cases
This was disclosed on Tuesday by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Media Aide of the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to intervene in the case of Nigerian student detained by Saudi Arabia Authority.
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to immediately intervene in the case of Zainab Aliyu, the student incriminated in drug related matters and being detained by the Saudi Arabia authorities.
Yusuf was sworn in on Saturday alongside four other executive members, Zainab Aliyu, who was returned unopposed as Auditor, Noah Ebije, Financial Secretary; Femi Adi, Secretary; and Shindong Bala to serve as the Assistant Secretary.