Metro Woman Marketplace: Yetty Williams

Diaspora voting - INEC meets with Nigerians in South Africa.

A few Nigerians in the diaspora have declared their intentions to unseat President Buhari in the next general elections in February 2019.

Yetty Williams is the founder of LagosMums, a resource for mothers, parents and caregivers on raising children in the 21st Century. LagosMums is the first Nigerian parenting website dedicated to offering a one-stop destination for parents in Lagos, Nigeria and the Diaspora.

Unrest in Sudan: The diaspora in Paris is keeping a close eye on events at home.

FSDH Merchant Bank says the Central Bank of Nigeria should continue to restrict access to foreign exchange for the importation of items that can be locally produced produce and should work at unifying the multiple exchange rate regime in the country. Ayodele Akinwunmi, Head of Research at FSDH Merchant Bank joins CNBC Africa to breakdown this report.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Adviser on Diaspora Affairs to the Nigerian President, says Nigeria has come up with a Diaspora Policy to protect Nigerians. She joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.

PwC Nigeria says official remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa grew by 10 per cent to $46 billion in 2018. Andrew Nevin, Partner and Chief Economist at PwC Nigeria says these funds are supporting economic activities on the continent. He joins CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for more.

Rwandans abroad are summoned to mingle and to meet President Paul Kagame each year. The conference-style Rwanda Day, taking place in Germany on Saturday is festive but not without an unspoken political undercurrent.

The Chairman of Nigeria’s Diaspora Alumni Network, Manny Aniebonam says the network is proposing a Nigeria Diaspora Registration Database that will keep the record of Nigeria's resources in the diaspora. He discussed this and more with CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole on the side-lines of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit.

At the 2019 Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit, Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo speaks on how Nigeria can leverage Diaspora resources for economic growth.

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is working together with the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to target Nigerian Diaspora as an economy for Nigerian goods. Executive Director of the NEPC, Segun Awolowo joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole on the sidelines of the 2019 Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit.

Former Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Waheed Olagunju says Nigeria now realises the potency of its diaspora community. He discussed the need for collaboration between governments and the Nigerian Diaspora with CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole on the sidelines of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit 2019.