LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Wednesday said that it has reached out to the British Government over the threat by the British Parliament to impose sanctions on Nigeria’s officials over their roles in the #EndSARS protests. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this while fielding questions from State House correspondents at […]
Nov 26 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, and became the first member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to contract the new coronavirus. Onyeama, 64, said on Twitter he had taken a COVID-19 test because of a throat irritation. “Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at […]
Jul 20 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has apologised to Nigeria after a building inside the Nigerian High Commission compound in Accra was demolished. Mr Akufo-Addo has ordered an investigation, a statement from the Nigerian government said after his call with President Muhammadu Buhari. Armed men reportedly stormed the compound last week and destroyed buildings […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has confirmed the disengagement of 25 ambassadors and heads of missions. The confirmation was sequel to resistant by the affected diplomats who said the December 31, 2019, notice to them was “too sudden.” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, had written to the envoys in November, directing that they return to Nigeria on […]
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LAGOS SEPETMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, over the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the call on Tuesday and scheduled a meeting to hold today. Onyema had on Monday vowed that the Nigerian government would take decisive measures […]
Sep 4 2019 | Posted in
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LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany has proposed a new process that will facilitate the smooth repatriation of over 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants back to the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said this when he received the Security Adviser to the President of Germany, Dr Jan Hecker, and his team in Abuja. The new proposal, […]
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