Tag: FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Ex- Envoys fault Tinubu over non-appointment of Ambassadors 10 months after

Aminu Imam
Minister Sununu

Two former envoys have criticised President Bola Tinubu’s non-appointment of ambassadors 10 months after he recalled all career and political ambassadors representing Nigeria overseas. They described as “unacceptable”, the prolonged delays in the appointment of diplomats to man Nigeria’s diplomatic missions and push the country’s foreign policy objectives in their host nations. These were the thoughts of two diplomats: Nigeria’s former Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Usman Sarki and ex-Senior Advisor to the United Nations (Nigeria Office), Fred Eno, who spoke during a television programme aired on Friday.…

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Foreign ministry’s Perm. Sec. accused of sexually harassing married subordinate

Aminu Imam
Tuggar

…Minister officially writes HoS, demands probe ?Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Adamu Lamuwa, has been enmeshed in a sex scandal, following complaint against him by one of his female surbodinates in the ministry, who accused Lamuwa of sexually harassing her serially. The employee, a married woman, Mrs. Simisola Fajemirokun Ajayi, disclosed the excesses of the Permanent Secretary in a petition to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, through her lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), urging the Minister to investigate the Permanent Secretary. She…

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U.K. set to ban Nigerian students, others from bringing family members

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom is set to announce new restrictions that will most likely stop Nigerian students, other nationalities studying in the UK from bringing their families over. According to a report by The Sun UK, the crackdown, which will see all Master’s Degree students and many other post-graduates banned from bringing their family over, will be announced this week. However, the ban will not apply to PHD students, whose courses usually last between 3 and 5 years and are very highly skilled, the UK media House reported. This follows the…

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Sudan: FG spent $1.2m to evacuate stranded Nigerians to Cairo -Foreign Affairs Minister

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, yesterday in Abuja, said it has spent $1.2m to deploy 40 buses to evacuate at least 2,400 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by the President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chambers of Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Onyeama said the high cost of the evacuation was to provide security cover for the eight-hour journey from Luxor to Cairo and the eleven-hour trip from Aswan to…

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Buhari-Blinken meeting: FG seeks US help to tackle security challenges

Aminu Imam

…Asks US to relocate AFRICOM President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed for the support of the United States in the move by Nigeria and the West African sub-region to tackle the security challenges bedeviling them. The President, in a virtual meeting held yesterday with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, charged the international community to support Nigeria and the sub-region in tackling growing security challenges to avoid spillovers in order to avoid spillovers. He also urged the United States to consider relocating US Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to…

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U.S. Secretary of State to hold talks with President Buhari today

Aminu Imam

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is expected to hold a virtual meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari today, Tuesday. According to a press statement issued yesterday by Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price, the U.S. top official will embark on the virtual travel to Africa to speak with President Buhari and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.  Part of the statement reads: “During his visit, Secretary Blinken will meet with President Buhari and Foreign Minister Onyeama to reiterate the value of our bilateral relationship and discuss issues of shared…

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FG approves NIN enrolment centre for diplomats

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN), Enrolment Centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant on Information Technology to Pantami, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the desk would be set up on Jan. 19. Adeluyi said that the centre, which would provide support for members of the Diplomatic Corps, would be managed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, through…

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