Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
1 Mar
YUSUF Maitama Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called for synergy between Nigeria and Qatar to foster gas diplomacy and energy transition from non-renewable energy. Tuggar also highlighted the key benefits of Nigeria-Qatari relations for Africa and global gas sectors. He made the call while delivering a lecture at the Doha Diplomatic Institute on…
9 Feb
Delegation to the Extraordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at Ministerial Level of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), yesterday, met in Abuja over the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Republic of Niger to withdraw their membership of the sub-regional body.
2 Jan
Foreign policy is a set of codified principles that guides the official relations of states in pursuit and protection of their national interest within the comity of nations. With regards to the posture and objectives of Nigeria’s foreign policy from history
25 Oct
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the leadership of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, is no doubt working assiduously towards achieving the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
1 Sep 2023
President Bola Tinubu has called on the United Nations to be more practical in supporting Nigeria's fight against terrorism. Tinubu made the call during a meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, at the State House on Thursday. The president said that terrorism has had a ripple effect on…
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