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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has donated some office equipment to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).

While making the donation in Abuja on Wednesday, Hadiza Bala Usman, managing director of the NPA, said it is part of the corporate social responsibility of the NPA.

Represented by Edward Dauda Kabir, general manager, monitoring and compliance of NPA, Abuja liaison office, the MD said the kind gesture was to improve NIDCOM working capacity towards meeting its mandate.

Receiving the items, Abike Dabiri Erewa, chairperson of NIDCOM, said with the donation, NPA has made her day.

“I have to thank my dear Sister, Hadiza Bala Usman for her thoughtfulness and kindness towards a sister MDAs in need. I am short of words. You have really made my day,” she said.

“This is very good news in the midst of a depressing week. I want to say a big thank you for your hands of fellowship. This goes to show that women do help themselves.”

`The NIDCOM boss also expressed gratitude to Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, and Aisha Buhari, the first lady, for their “hands of fellowship” to the commission.

Among the donated items are 20 desktop computers, 10 laptops and 2 giant sharp
photocopying machines.

Two weeks ago, Dabiri-Erewa had raised the alarm all the office equipment of NIDCOM were trapped at the NCC annex in Abuja following a forceful ejection on the orders of Isa Ali Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy.

Pantami had denied being behind the eviction but the NIDCOM boss stood her ground.