Netherlands Set To Strengthen Labour Migration Law, Seeks Partnership With NiDCOM
The Netherlands Institute of International Relations is working out a
scheme to make migration regular and legal with a special interest in
Information and Communication Technology, ICT and Agriculture.
Monika Sie Dhian Ho disclosed this during a visit to the Chairman/CEO
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,(NIDCOM) Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa on
Thursday in Abuja.
The General Director said the initiative will encourage young graduates
from Nigeria to upscale their skills in ICT and Agriculture while in The
The Netherlands and return home to impact on the country to create jobs and
reduce poverty.
Monika Sie Dhian Ho maintains that with the renewed friendship and verve
demonstrated by the NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA COMMISSION led by Hon Abike
Dabiri-Erewa, the initiative is sure to attract the attention of the
EUROPEAN UNION for strategic engagement.
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike
Dabiri-Erewa, welcomed the Mobility Scheme for young adults (graduates)
to sharpen their skills and competences in ICT and Agriculture.
The NIDCOM Chairman stressed on the need to make labour migration
regular and legal thereby reducing the dangers of irregular migrants
losing their lives in the desert and the Mediterranean.
Dabiri-Erewa assured the Netherlands that Nigerians in Diaspora
The commission will be working with it to involve Nigerian Community in the
The Netherlands to tap into the opportunity provided by the Institute.
The Netherlands delegation and the Management of NIDCOM are in good
stead to ensure the Mobility Scheme strengthen bilateral ties between
Nigeria and The Netherlands, open new opportunities, friendship and
people to people contacts.
