DIASPORA HOUSING SCHEME: NiDCOM to Collaborate with FMBN 

Oru Leonard

The Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Tuesday has concretized plans to partner with the Federal Mortgage Bank (FMBN), in realising the Diaspora housing scheme.

Chairman of NiDCOM Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this when she paid a courtesy visit to the FMBN’s Managing Director, Mr Madu Hamman in his office in Abuja.

Dabiri-Erewa who said that the housing scheme would be beneficiary for Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, also disclosed that NiDCOM had reached its final preparatory stage of the housing scheme programme for the Nigerians in the Diaspora to benefit from.

She pointed out that the Nigerians 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 diaspora wanting to enroll .

“So, where we are now is to commence the launch which was delay by the handing over of the new Management team of the FMBN in March .

She also 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/.

She noted that the partnership with the FMBN would help in cutting off any middleman that would pose any challenge to Nigerians Diaspora that wish to own a home in Nigeria.

Speaking, the MD of FMBN Mr Hamman,  said the delay of the launch was due to the change in leadership at the bank.

He disclosed that a new date for the launch will be announced before the end of May, 2022 as the process was already at its final stage.

He said the NIgerians in Diaspora were an integral component for any country’s development because of their skills, expertise and resources to invest in their homeland.

“The committees set for the arrangement will begin work to expedite the lunch and then the venue and other logistics with the approval will be communicated at the end of the month,” he stated.