The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has urged the newly appointed Chargé D’affaires and Consuls-General to be good ambassadors of Nigeria abroad.
Tuggar, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, said playing their role as good ambassadors was pivotal to the economic drive of President Bola Tinubu.
Tuggar, who revealed that the appointment was with immediate effect, warned them as seasoned career diplomats to shun act of politicking
He urged them to recommit themselves to diplomacy for the collective interest and development of Nigeria.
Speaking on behalf of the new appointees, Abubakar Jidda, Consul-General to the Consulate in New York, reiterated commitment to upholding ethos of the profession.
COUNTER-TERRORISM: RIBADU CALLS FOR ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE SHARING IN AFRICA
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has called for enhanced collaboration among African countries to enhance intelligence sharing to effectively address the menace of terrorism.
Ribadu made the call at the round off of the two-day High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting, in Abuja.
The meeting had as the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism in Africa’.
The meeting was organised by Office of the National Security Adviser and UN Office for Counter-Terrorism.
Ribadu said that such collaboration should include investing in cybersecurity capabilities to combat the increasing digital recruitment by extremist groups and circulation of their propaganda.
He also urged all to work towards a cohesive framework for regional and international regulations to facilitate operational coordination and support capacity building in critical areas such as forensic science, legal frameworks, and counter terrorism financing. PUBLIC RELATIONS, A FORCE
