By Collins Nweke In July 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria assumed leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). At that time, the regional bloc was already in turmoil. A surge in military coups,…
Open letter to Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria and Belgium
Your Excellencies, The 3rd European Union–African Union Ministerial Meeting convenes today in Brussels. It has the commendable goal of advancing a 25-year-old partnership. I write to you not only as a Nigerian Diaspora leader and a Belgian of Nigerian…
Why President Tinubu should compensate Ambassador Onowu
By Sunday Oyinloye When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recalled all the Ambassadors late last year, Nigerians were shocked to note that it was blanket recall. Career diplomats who have not completed their three year tenure were also asked to return…
Trade relations between Belgium and Nigeria should move beyond fossil fuel – Ambassador Leenknegt
Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Pieter Leenknegt is a very warm diplomat and a good personality to meet. He was Deputy Head of Mission at the Belgian Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, as well as Belgium’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the…
Sudan’s trade relations with Nigeria will continue to improve- Chargé d’affaires
Diplomatic relations between Sudan and Nigeria have been very good over the years, and the two countries are determined to improve their volume of trade. Chargé d’affaires of Sudan Embassy in Nigeria, Ahmed Omer Taboul speaks exclusively to Sunday Oyinloye,…
When CBL-ACP and ACCI signed MoU on Business Forum
By Sunday Oyinloye On Thursday April, 25, 2024, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Steel Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Nigeria-Belgium at the National Assembly, Hon. Adamu Saba, Chairman of the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs,…
UAE partners Nigeria on poverty alleviation
By Sunday Oyinloye United Arab Emirates (UAE) is ready to partner with the Federal Government in tackling humanitarian and poverty challenges in the country says UAE’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed…
Nigeria is a Cultural Superpower – Secretary-General OACPS
The Secretary General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti has described Nigeria as a Cultural Superpower. Speaking in Antwerp, Chikoti who was the Special Guest of Honour at the Nigeria Arts…
Embassy of Nigeria hosts Arts and Culture festival in Antwerp
By Sunday Oyinloye In line with the Federal Government’s Tourism promotion drive, the Embassy of Nigeria in Brussels in collaboration with Nigerian community/associations in Belgium, and Nigeria Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) has held Arts and Culture Festival in Antwerp to…
Unveiling the gods of Africa
By Sunday Oyinloye They all have something in common; old and looking worn-out, but they prefer to die in power than take a rest and give the younger ones the opportunity to determine their future. They have literally captured their…
