
Entertainment
September 6, 2025 by Our Reporter

To forge a deeper connection between Nigerians in the diaspora and their homeland, an initiative called Diaspora Returns: Business Beyond Borders has officially launched in Lagos.
The programme, which brought together partners from Nigeria and the United States to strengthen ties through the nation’s cultural and creative industries, will also generate new opportunities across culture, tourism, and business.
The project, a collaboration between Strategic Solutions Global (Atlanta), Waterlight Save Initiative (Georgia), East Point Atlanta Convention and Visitors Tourism Bureau (USA), Palton Morgan Holdings (Lagos), and Eko Hotel and Suites (Lagos), is scheduled to begin in November 2025. This inaugural event will include 50 U.S.-based participants who will be visiting Nigeria for the first time.
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Founder and CEO of Strategic Solutions Global, Nancy Aragbaye, said: “This goes beyond tourism; we are here to start a movement that reconnects the diaspora to Africa with intention; to invest, collaborate, and build cross-continental business. Nigeria is a leading nation across the diaspora. When Nigeria gets it right, Africa gets it right, and when Africa gets it right, the world gets it right.”
Aragbaye also highlighted the project’s goal of documenting the reconnection journey of African Diasporans on film, which will create new opportunities in the creative industry. “I’m also excited to share that this is going to be captured because we are turning this into a film, which will be led by me. People in the diaspora talk about Africa Rich Namus, Housewives of Lagos, but they have never seen a film that captures the diaspora in a powerful way that showcases the beauty, beauty and high level of business of Africa.” She noted that the first cohort will include a group of ‘Diaspora Advocates,’ including real estate mogul Kiana Watson, philanthropist Ashley