The agreement was signed in Yaoundé on Wednesday by Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), and Cameroon’s Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Mr Joseph Assomo, following two days of deliberations by defence and security experts from both countries.
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The diplomats accredited to ECOWAS are H.E. Muhannad Alhammouri, Ambassador of the State of Palestine; H.E. John Akel Ballout Jr., Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia; H.E. Mehmet Poroy, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye; H.E. Bambang Suharto, Ambassador of Indonesia; H.E. Thomas Vyprachticky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic; H.E. Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates; and H.E. Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde, Country Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The FRSC disclosed that recent nationwide enforcement operations led to the interception of about 1,000 vehicles allegedly using fake diplomatic plates, cloned registration documents, and other unauthorized identifiers.
Under the programme, “beneficiaries will undergo comprehensive entrepreneurship and business management training, including the internationally recognised Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Programme. Participants will also receive support in certification and licensing processes to enhance their professional standing and competitiveness.”
Obi commended the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), and their Ethiopian counterparts for finally concluding the protracted negotiations.
Photo: Dangote, and Ayedatiwa “We want to create the biggest free trade zone where investors can just come and plug in. We will generate power, provide infrastructure, and remove the bottlenecks around doing business,” said Aliko Dangote . Dangote made the declaration during a courtesy visit to Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa in his…
Mr Vowles brings extensive diplomatic and development experience to the role, having served as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2023 to 2026 and previously as Ambassador to Myanmar from 2021 to 2022.
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He listed the seized items to include 3,310 jerrycans of 25-litre “Super Delicious” vegetable oil, 10 jerrycans of 10-litre “Super Delicious” vegetable oil, 20 cartons of 5-litre sunflower vegetable oil and 20 cartons of 3-litre sunflower vegetable oil.
