Nigerians in the diaspora remitted more than 20 billion dollars in 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari said in Washington on Friday.
“I must say this is most commendable and in our enlightened collective self-interest as only Nigerians both at home and abroad can develop Nigeria.He stated that the president also expressed pleasure at the conduct of Nigerians who had continued to excel in their chosen fields in the United States of America.
The president urged Nigerians living abroad to continue to be good ambassadors and to live in peace among themselves and with their hosts as “there can be no progress in disunity.’’ Mr Buhari told the gathering that it would be the last time he would be addressing it at a town hall meeting in Washington as president.