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Nigerian Youths Are Sharpest I’ve Ever Met But May Be Radicalized — US Envoy

October 24, 2018 0

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has said Nigeria is home to the sharpest young people he has ever met. Ambassador Nagy spoke yesterday from Washington, D.C. ahead of his official visit to Nigeria and other countries. He said authorities should address the issues that can make the youths become “distraught …

Nigeria Imported Over $51m Seafood From Norway—Ambassador

October 23, 2018 0

Seafood items worth over $51m are reported to have been imported from Norway. The revelation was made by Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Jens-Petter Kjemprud during the Norwegian Seafood Festival in Lagos recently. The Ambassador who put the figure trade in seafoods between Nigeria and his country at $51.647 million also said Nigeria’s massive import from Norway was the largest from …

U.S.Says U.N.Ignores How Corruption Fuels Violence,Instability

September 11, 2018 0

Tayo Olanipekun President of the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Nikki Haley, has said the U.N. is too silent on the role corruption plays in fueling violence, instability and criminal activities in countries. Haley, who is the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, said this yesterday when he chaired a Security Council meeting on corruption,emphasizing that corruption plays “undeniable role …

Avoid Ethnic, Religious Crisis, U.S. Ambassador Tells Nigerian Leaders

August 17, 2018 0

Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback, has urged Nigerian political office holders, representatives of civil society and religious leaders to avoid amplifying ethno-religious tension in the country and to focus on peacebuilding. At a one-day national youth dialogue on ethno-religious tolerance organized by the U.S Consulate General Lagos, in partnership with the African Youths Initiative …

47 CAREER AMBASSADORS GET POSTINGS

December 21, 2016 0

The Federal Government on Wednesday released the postings of the 47 career Ambassadors recently appointed by President Buhari. The lists of the Ambassadors, who are currently undergoing a four-day induction in Abuja, are as follows: Abia: Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba (Togo), Adamawa: Salisu Umaru (Senegal), Paragalda Ilyasu Audu (Turkey), Akwa Ibom: Inyan Udo-Inyang (Gabon), Anambra: Okeke Vivian Nwunaku (Spain), Nonye Udo …