YOU MAY ALSO LIKE ECOWAS Donates Food Items Worth $4m To Nigeria COVID-19: Foreign Affairs Minister Recovers, Tests Negative FG Faults Closure Of Nigerians’ Shops In Ghana, Considers Reprisals President Muhammadu Buhari has committed the sum of $100m to combat insecurity in the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) sub-region. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, … Read more
The federal government says talks are underway with China for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. Addressing newsmen after a bilateral meeting with Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister, on Tuesday Geoffery Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, said China has provided great assistance to Nigeria in the area of medical equipment which has been of immense … Read more
The Federal Government has said it was working on giving Nigerians a new Diaspora policy within the next three weeks. Minister for Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, revealed this at a budget defence of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission before the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters. He, however, lamented the meagre allocation of N143 million … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has wished the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, quick recovery as he goes into isolation after testing positive to COVID-19 on Sunday. Recall that Onyeama had earlier announced that he was going into isolation after testing positive to COVID-19. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu issued this … Read more
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for coronavirus. Onyeama confirmed this in a tweet on Sunday, 19 July 2020. The Minister noted that he tested positive after a fourth test, adding that he was on his way to an isolation center. “Did my fourth COVID-19 test yesterday at the first sign of … Read more
The Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas. Ekohotblog reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who made this known on Wednesday, said the development is to allow take-off of a new policy on the evacuation of Nigerians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs said … Read more
Over 637 Europeans were evacuated from Benin Republic and Nigeria on Thursday, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has stated the reason for the evacuation, citing the familiarity “with the health system in their various countries and so prefer to go to the various countries.” Earlier, people had speculated as to what had … Read more
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has expresses optimism that Nigeria would overcome her present socio-economic challenges. He added that Nigeria would be great again while urging Nigerians to keep hope alive. Onyeama disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), shortly after hosting some widows in his country home … Read more
-Severing diplomatic relation with South Africa is not in the best interest of Nigerians of South Africa -Nigeria to consider other options apart from diplomatic ties severance The Federal Government on Friday declared that it won’t severe diplomatic relationship with South Africa despite the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama … Read more
–The Nigerian Government draws battle line with South Africa, vows not to cave in The Federal Government on Wednesday declared that it had drawn battle line with South Africa over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed doors with … Read more
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has expressed concern over the worsening xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, in which Nigerians have been major victims. A statement he personally signed on Tuesday said Nigeria has had enough of its citizens being targets of those attacks and will no longer tolerate hate crimes in any form … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama says the Federal Government is looking into possibility of sending some security agents to South Africa to safeguard lives and property of Nigerians. Onyeama made this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. … Read more