Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has advised Nigerians from visiting Northern Cyprus.
Dabiri-Erewa said there is little the Federal Government can do to diplomatically settle problems in the territory because Northern Cyprus is not recognised by the international community except from Turkey. She was speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday.
Dabiri-Erewa also advised Nigerians living abroad not to be averse to making investments in the nation due to security concerns.
She acknowledged that the nation’s insecurity issue is a matter for concern, but said that it is only a short-term issue due to the tough actions the Federal Government is now doing to address the issue.
She said that the commission had received over $20 billion in remittances from the diaspora in 2021.
The warning follows news that numerous Nigerians are reportedly dying in Northern Cyprus.
