Eko Hot Blog reports that House of Representatives have on Thursday summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and the chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri over the maltreatment of Nigerians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Lawmakers summoned the dou to brief the House on measures being taken to protect Nigerians who … Read more
APC has nullified the expulsion and suspension of the former Governor and other party leaders in Enugu. The Enugu State publicity secretary of the APC, Charles Solo-Ako described the suspension of the party leaders as a reckless show of brigandage. Solo-Ako accused the chairman of the party, Ugochukwu Agballah and the secretary, Ngwu, of ambushing … Read more
Minister of Foreign Affair, Geoffrey Onyeama has ‘run away’ after being asked to comment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He simply laughed and walked away from the newsmen. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, has refused to comment on the Federal Government’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine crisis. It … Read more
Russia had launched military operations in Ukraine on Thursday Explosions were heard across the country with many residents scampering for safety EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government is planning a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine amid the escalating crisis in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this in … Read more
President Buhari has met with the Service Chiefs for security briefing. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, presided over a meeting with the Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This online news platform reports that the meeting was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), … Read more
At least 296 Nigerians stranded in United Kingdom (UK) due to coronavirus pandemic have departed for Nigeria on Saturday, August 15. This was announced by the Media aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda, in a terse statement. The evacuees according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs departed Gatwick Airport, London at about … 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