Ecobank  Promises To Drive Africa’s Economic Integration 

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Ecobank Nigeria, has restated its determination to enhance the economic development and integration of Africa through its support to Nigerians living and working abroad.
To sustain that mandate the bank is engaging with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), pledging to help Nigerians abroad stay connected with home.
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, while speaking at the maiden edition of the Diaspora Quarterly Lecture Series with Ecobank as the sole banking partner, noted that Ecobank remains a critical bridge for Nigerians abroad, as it has made huge investments in the necessary platforms to enable them connect with home seamlessly.
“Nigerians in the diaspora play a  major role in nation building, their contribution goes a long way to catalyse economic development. For us at Ecobank, we are a pan-African institution positioned to foster the economic growth and integration of our continent so we are particularly pleased to work closely with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), ably led by the Chairman/CEO, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa”.  “We are committed to ensuring that every Nigerian living abroad is able to remit home seamlessly and affordably, access viable investment opportunities and as the financial institution of choice for Nigerians abroad, we have deployed the necessary resources to actualise this.” He stated.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who was also present, reiterated the readiness of the government to collaborate with Nigerians in the diaspora, highlighting the new processes put in place to facilitate passport issuance, noting that all backlog of passport applications would be cleared by the end of May 2021.
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