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.
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.
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.
The regulations seek to prohibit the production and use of single-use plastic products below 80 microns in thickness pursuant to Section 26(1), impose taxes on shopping bags with wall thicknesses ranging from 30 to 50 microns under Section 26(2), and restrict a wide range of plastic products listed in the Eleventh Schedule.
Other highlights of the meeting was preparations for the 2026 World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) scheduled for November in Abuja.
Lagos PRFest 2026, is scheduled to hold from Friday, July 3 to Thursday, July 9, 2026, under the theme: ‘Security, Nation Building and Public Trust: Fostering Collective Responsibility through Strategic Public Relations.’ The Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Samuel Ayetutu, disclosed this during the Chapter’s Monthly…
Executive orders promoting local content should move beyond rhetoric and become enforceable instruments of industrial policy.
