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GENERAL MEETING INVITATION

This is to inform all members of NIDO RUSSIA that There will be a general meeting, coming up on,

DATE: (to be fixed soon) October, 2010

VENUE: Moscow

TIME: 15.00 till 19.00 (prompt)

AHOHC (In Russian)

Dear colleagues,

Nigeria Diaspora Russia Day/Forum

You are cordially invited to a Forum being organized by NIDOE-Russia in collaborations with theRussia-Nigeria Business Council and Russian Chamber of Commerce & Industry to mark Nigeria Diaspora Day in Russia. The Forum is scheduled as follows:

Date: Friday, October 30, 2009

Venue: Conference Hall 2 of the Russian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Location: Ulitsa Ilyinka, 6.

Metro: Ploshchad Revolutsii

Time: Strictly from 10:00 to 13:00 hours.

Special Guest-of-honour, H.E. Timothy Mai Shelpidi,

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Russian Federation

2009 - Annual General Meeting In Paris

From the Electoral Committee:

Dear NIDOE Member,

The Electoral Committee of NIDOE wishes to inform you of the modalities for the election of new members onto the Board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions of our MEMART.

Therefore, please note the following:

1. The 2009 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections will be held on Saturday 14th November 2009, in Paris, France, from 11.00 am to 17.00 pm, as already notified in the circulated notice of meeting.

2. BOT positions to be elected in accordance with Article 5 of our MEMART are:

· Chairman

· Vice Chairman

· General Secretary

· Assistant General Secretary

· The Financial Officer

· Treasurer

· The Legal Officer

· The IT Officer

· The European Union relationship Officer

· The Social, Welfare and Event Officer

· Public Relations and Media Officer

4. The closing date for acceptance of intentions to aspire to be voted for shall be 31^st October 2009. Any one seeking to be voted for should note that he/she shall have paid every subscription and other sum (if any) which shall be due and payable to the Chapter in respect of his/her membership by 31^st of October 2009. To qualify for consideration and facilitate the orderly conduct of the election those seeking to be voted for must be financially up to date at the closing date for submission of intentions. If you are not sure of or have any questions about your financial position please get in touch with the Treasurer of your Chapter.

5. Candidates must have not less than 2 years membership (Art. 4-d) to NIDOE. Please refer to the relevant sections (Art 5) of the MEMART on other qualifications of officers for the respective offices.

6. Intentions to run for any and all of the elective positions to be
submitted electronically to the Committee Secretary by the respective chapters at jblatinwo@nidoe.org.uk and nidorussia@yahoo.com

7. We hereby invite Chapters to nominate candidates to elective positions. Nominations for candidates should not exceed 2 persons (Art. 12.3 F) per chapter.

8. All such intentions to run for elective positions from the chapters to reach the Committee on or before 23.59 hours, 31^st October, 2009. Such declaration of intent should begin “I hereby aspire to serve NIDOE in the capacity of ……., containing a brief “bio” of the person” of no more than 150 words

9. Voting on the day may be made by proxy (Art. 3.6) in accordance with our MEMART

10. The financial position of all candidates for the electoral positions to be made available to the committee secretary on 31^st October 2009 by Chapter Chairpersons.

11. The list of members who are financially up to date and thereby eligible to vote shall be made available to the Committee Secretary not later than the 12^th of November 2009 by Chapter Chairpersons.

12 . Members of the Electoral Committee are:

Dr Jones Edobor - Chair

Mrs Janet Latinwo - Secretary

Dr John George

Mr Dozie Ugochukwu

Mr. Solomon Ogbaji

Yours truly,

Janet Latinwo

Secretary Electoral Committee (2009)

NIGERIAN DIASPORA DAY IN ABUJA - 2009

Theme: Focus on Education as Catalyst for National Development

Nigerians resident in all nooks and cranny of the world are to converge in Abuja on 25 July 2009 to mark the 4^th Diaspora Day. This annual event in the national calendar since 2006 is focusing in 2009 on the catalytic role of education in accelerating national development.

Unique to the 4^th Diaspora Day celebration is that it heralds an era of a global Nigerian Diaspora stakeholder partnership as diverse Nigerian Diaspora Community Organizations under the aegis of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) in the Americas, Europe and Asia join hands with the Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK), Nigerian Peoples’ Forum USA and Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians USA.

Program of the event:

Friday 24 July 2009 - Meeting with Nigerian Legislators:

The Nigerian Diaspora are to meet with Nigerian Legislators on Friday 24 July 2009 where the focus of discussion will, among others, be on Out-of-Country Voting for Nigerians in Diaspora and the establishment of a Diaspora Commission. It is expected that the meeting will complement a number of giant steps recently taken by the House of Representatives in the establishment of a House Committee on Diaspora Affairs and the tacit agreement by the Senate to establish closer relationship with the Diaspora via the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Saturday 25 July 2009 – Main event Meeting with Nigerian Legislators:

Activities on Saturday, 25 July 2009, which shall take place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, will comprise of Opening Ceremony by the President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar’adua (tbc) followed by presentations, interactive session and networking amongst industry leaders in education. Activities of the Diaspora Day will be capped with a Gala Night with ample room for networking.

Accommodation and feeding:

Diaspora delegates will be provided accommodation and meals for the duration of the event. The limited Hotel rooms will be allocated on the basis of first-come-first-served. Priority will be given to 2 representatives from each Diaspora organization. However, members wishing to cater for their accommodation and feeding during the two-day event are also welcome to Abuja.

Registration:

Delegates are expected to register for the Diaspora Day 2009 by sending an email to Diasporaday2009@yahoo.com andnidorussia@yahoo.com providing the following information:

Name, Occupation / Profession, NIDOE Chapter, Phone Number, Email.

Deadline:

Before July 17, 2009

For any further clarifications, feel free to contact me.

Best regards,

Bashir Obasekola, PhD

Chair, NIDOE-Russia

+7-916-1189435

2008 Diaspora Conference Communique from Tinapa...- click here

3rd Nigeria Diaspora Day concluded in Tinapa, Calabar

The 4th Science and Technology Conference and 3rd Nigeria Diaspora Day has just concluded in the historic city of Calabar, which took place from 23 – 27, July, 2008.

The 2008 Conference was a follow up to the four previous conferences which were all held in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital. The theme of this year’s conference was Nigeria and the Diaspora: Utilizing Science and Technology to Drive Vision 2020.

Watch out for the details of the just concluded 2008 Tinapa Conference to be published soon.

DIASPORA CONFERENCE 2008 TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT TO CALABAR AIR/BUS SERVICE TO CALABAR

In our last communication and update, we among other issues, provided
information on how to get to Calabar, the venue of the 2008 conference. We
indicated that three Airlines namely: Arik Air (from Abuja) and Aero with
Virgin Airlines (from Lagos) fly the domestic route to Calabar daily.

2. The above notwithstanding, enquiries have been made about the possibility of
arranging for an Executive Coach/Bus Service from Abuja to Calabar, a journey of
about 8-9 hours by Road and a good number of Diasporans have expressed their
preference to travel by road to Calabar. We believe that such arrangement
can be made if a reasonable number of participants can sign IN to it. Police
security escort will be provided to accompany the delegates to Calabar. Those
who desire to travel to Calabar under this arrangement should indicate so.
They should make their travel plans to arrive Abuja on or before July 22nd so
as to depart for Calabar in the morning of July 23.

Air Service
For those who desire to travel by Air from Abuja to Calabar, we are equally
exploring the possibility of arranging a charter or extra flight on Wednesday
July 23, 2008 from Abuja to Calabar. All those who also wish to travel to
Calabar via Abuja by air should equally please indicate so immediately.

3. As time is of the essence, we urge all registered participants who are
desirous to take advantage of any of the travel options to urgently forward
their names to the NNVS. Whether by road or air, everybody would be required
to pay N11,000 being cost of return ticket by road and N41,000 by air.

It is important to stress that this arrangement will be feasible if enough
people sign on to them. But if for any reason we are not able to get the
number that would make a Coach load, we would inform you to make alternative
plans for the onward journey to Calabar.

Finally, we wish to remind all intending participants who have registered for
the conference of the need to send in their flight particulars via e-mail
amuziebc@yahoo.com. This is to enable us make arrangement for hotel
accommodation which will be allocated strictly on First come, First served
basis.

B. C. Amuzie
For: National Coordinator

NIDOE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING!

Fellow Nigerians,

You are hereby notified of, and invited to, the 2008 Annual General Meeting of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe as follows:

Date: Saturday, 3 May 2008

Location: London

Address: To be aanounced soon

Time: To be announced soon

ENTRY VISA

The Board of Trustees is desirous to a well organized and successful AGM. This requires early preparations hence enough notice is hereby been served. Delegates requiring Entry Visa to the United Kingdom should inform the Secretariat if they require a Letter of Invitation for visa purposes. Please note that no request for Letter of Invitaion for UK Entry Visa will be entertained by the Secretariat after 31 March 2008.

AGENDA

The AGM will consist of two sessions:

Session 1: Statutory

Session 2: Open Interactions with NIDOE Stakeholders

To enable a robust AGM Agenda, you are hereby requested to kindly submit any agenda to the Secretariat for consideration, on or before Friday 29 February 2008

REGISTERATION FOR THE AGM

While the AGM is open to all Nigerian Diaspora (members and non-members) and other Nigerian stakeholders, only registered members can vote any statutory matter for which voting is required. To update our records and be adequately prepared for the 2008 AGM, Chapter Chairpersons are hereby requested to submit a list of their members indicatiing those that will be in attendance at the AGM, either in person or by proxy.

CONFIRMATION OF DATE

To avoid clash of dates, Chapters are hereby requested to kindly confirm that no previous activity has been planned at Chapter level on Saturday, 3 May 2008. Please communicate any clash of date to me not later than Friday, 22 February 2008, failing which, it will be deemed that none exists.

This Notice is public information. You are requested to circulate as widely as possible within your constituency.

Kind regards,

Collins Nweke

General Secretary

A General Meeting Reminder for Sunday, March 16 !

This is to remind you of the next General Meeting of NIDOE Russia coming up on Sunday, 16 March, 2008. If previous meetings had succeeded in raising awareness of our organization amongst the rank and file of Nigerians in Russia, our subsequent congregations, in accordance with the decisions of the Interim Administration will be dedicated, inter alia, to enhancing effective and proactive membership drive.

Consequently, in as much as, our next meeting will deliberate on vital issues, such as, briefings on the NIDOE Zurich Summit, the coming NIDO Europe Annual General Meeting in London, the 2008 Diaspora Day and Conference holding in Abuja in July, and other important organizational matters, our main focus is expected to be enhancing effective and proactive membership drive. This, therefore, is a clarion call on all of us, dear colleagues, to join hands in making NIDOE Russia a formidable force capable of adding value to our life in Russia, and to the social, cultural and economic development of our country.

Earnestly looking forward to seeing you next Sunday, March 16.

Other details of the Meeting are as follows:

Time: 15:30 pm

Place: ULITSA SHERBAKOVSKAYA HOUSE 53.

RESTAURANT KOSMOPOLIT

Nearest Metro Station : Semyonovskaya

Executive Secretary, NIDOE Russia

Dr. Ayo Ojajune

Chairman, NIDOE Russia

NOTICE

Honourable Board Members & Chapter Chairpersons,