Government plans to evacuate Nigerian citizens stranded in Ukraine barely 24 hours before Russia attacked parts of the country this morning.
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Geoffrey Onyeama beat Covid19, resumes duty
Staff of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs were elated this morning to learn that Minister Geoffrey Onyeama beat Covid-19. The minister zoomed into the premises in a vehicle convoy today, beaming with smiles as he greeted them. The Minister went into isolation two weeks ago when he announced he had tested positive to the […]
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Minister Onyeama tests positive to Covid19
Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive and announces that he is heading to isolation. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama today, Sunday 19 July, announces that he has tested positive to the dreaded Covid-19. Reuters Agency reported the news but the Minister himself took to his Twitter page to make the announcement at 7.38 […]
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Nigeria evacuates 2nd batch of citizens from USA
Nigeria’s consult general in New York has announced that a second batch of Nigerian citizens stranded in the United States will be evacuated on 3 July 2020
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Nigeria confronts diplomatic issues around Covid19
Onyeama addresses diplomatic issues including rejection by UK and Canadian authorities as well as the evacuation of 50 trafficked Nigerian ladies in Lebanon
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Onyeama pleads with citizens trapped in China
Nigeria to give priority attention to the evacuation of trapped citizens in China, for what officials describe as “very essential challenges” they’re facing
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Govt to house, feed evacuees courtesy NNPC, CBN
Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, today announced that the Nigerian Govt is ready to house and feed evacuees – citizen being ferried home.
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Govt Runs into Hitch with Citizen Evacuation
Nigeria halts further evacuation of stranded citizens abroad, citing inadequate quarantine facilities and escalating costs of managing the process
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Nigerian Govt evacuates 160 stranded citizens from USA
Nigeria today evacuated 160 citizens stranded in the United States as many more cry out from their trapped locations around the world
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Nigeria buys dozen fighter planes for N180Bn
Nigeria places order for 12 light fighter planes from a US company in a bid to give closer marking to insurgency in the North East.