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Fmr. Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria. Ex-Deputy Director General @WIPO @UN #SDGs #Economy #AntiCorruption #Security Good Governance #ProudlyNigerian
May 18, 2023 4 tweets 4 min read
Today President @MBuhari represented by Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, launched the legacy projects of @NigeriaMFA Diplomatic Service Digitization Initiative (DSDI), comprising of The Nigeria Global Business Match (NGBM), The Nigeria Global Citizens HelpDesk and ...(1/4) ImageImageImageImage ... a Unified online presence for the Ministry. NGBM portal provides a secure portal for verified Nigerian Businesses to be matchmade with their foreign counterparts. The portal ngbm.foreignaffairs.gov.ng will boost trade with Nigeria and help attract ...(2/4) ImageImageImageImage
Feb 27, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
1/4 Spoke on the phone with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba. Expressed sympathy for the needless loss of life and destruction and reiterated Nigeria’s recognition of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 2/4 I also expressed concern at the news of Ukrainian border guards hindering the exit of Nigerian citizens. He asserted that Ukrainian border guards have been instructed to allow all foreigners to leave. He promised to investigate and revert quickly.
Jul 12, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Having been allowed to carry out one very successful evacuation of Nigerians from London at very low fares, @flyairpeace in coordination with the @NigeriaGov and full knowledge of the UK authorities scheduled two additional flights. All the arrangements were made including payments, only for the UK authorities to withdraw landing rights close to departure despite strong representations by the Nigerian Government including pointing out the hardship that would be caused to hundreds of Nigerian evacuees.
Apr 19, 2020 19 tweets 5 min read
Geoffrey Onyeama April 19, 2020 - Tribute to Kyari: The Best Man

I first met Abba Kyari in 1977 at Warwick University in England. I had gone there to do law as a second first degree. He had come to do a degree in sociology. I had a pending application to do Law at Cambridge and when the result of that application came and it was positive, I left Warwick during the second semester.
But my five months at Warwick was enough to build a strong friendship with Abba that lasted till his passing.
Apr 14, 2020 8 tweets 5 min read
Met again with H.E. Mr Zhou Pingjian, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and addressed the media on the alleged maltreatment of Nigerians in Guangzhou, #China. There was flight which conveyed a group of Nigerians to Guangzhou in which some Nigerians tested positive for #COVID19. Amongst the Nigerians, was a lady who owned a restaurant, a Nigerian restaurant frequented predominantly and almost exclusively by Africans mainly Nigerians. The Chinese authorities obviously picked up on this that there was this group of people who had tested positive.