Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said the federal government is advancing plans for the Diaspora Voting Bill, to grant Nigerians living abroad the constitutional right to participate in national elections.

Mr Tajudeen made this known on Monday while declaring open the First Nigerian Stakeholders' Engagement on Diaspora Governance (NiSEDiG 2025) and the launch of the Nigerians in Diaspora Response (NiDRes) App and Website in Abuja.

The event was organised by the House Committee on Diaspora in collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).

Represented by Patrick Umoh (APC, Akwa Ibom), the speaker described the development as "a major step towards extending democratic ...