From Our Correspondent
Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has felicitated with Prof. Senayon Olaoluwa, appointed the first Director-General of the newly created Diaspora Centre of Excellence.
The felicitation is contained in a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit
NiDCOM, on Monday, in Abuja.
TheNewsZenith reports that the TETFUND-funded centre is an initiative of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. It is in collaboration with the University of Ibadan.
In the congratulatory letter, she personally signed, the NIDCOM boss commended the efforts of the renowned Professor of Diaspora.
Abike-Dabiri expressed her belief in the competence and capability of Olaoluwa in driving the goals and aspirations of the Centre.
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She implored the new DG to urgently bring to bear the gains of citing such a centre in the University of Ibadan, the premier University in research and scholarship.
Olaoluwa’s appointment took effect on March 1, and it is for three years.
He was the founding Coordinator of the Diaspora and Trans-national Studies programme at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan.
Olaoluwa developed a graduate programme to an enviable level through the encouragement of cutting-edge research by faculty and students.
The centre would begin soon with the release of N1 billion to the University by TETFUND.
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