•Amb. Tunji John Asaolu Nigeria’s fight against terrorism received fresh diplomatic backing yesterday as the United World Congress of Diplomats (UN-WCD) applauded the growing military cooperation between Nigeria and the United States, describing the joint operations as strategic, disciplined, and increasingly effective against terror networks....
The federal government yesterday held a meeting with members of the diplomatic corps in Abuja, where it addressed the allegations of religious persecution in Nigeria and also rejected the United States’ designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern, insisting that the country didn’t target any group on the basis of faith. Speaking ...
•Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Diplomats and dons yesterday advised Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to tread carefully and prioritize diplomacy in handling the ground rent issue with foreign embassies in order to maintain good relationships with the countries. The experts said the action had th...
•Deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Turkey was set to reopen its embassy in Damascus today, nearly a week after President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by forces backed by Ankara, and 12 years after the diplomatic outpost was shuttered early in Syria’s civil war. The move came as Middle Eastern and Western diplomats gathered in Jordan [&he...
•Candles and a photo of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny A host of European Union governments Monday summoned Russian diplomats following the prison death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands were among those saying yesterday they have had summoned diplomats from Russia...
•Beer Saudi Arabia plans to allow the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told our correspondent today. Alcohol “will be sold to non-Muslim diplomats” who previously had to import alcohol via a diplomatic pouch, one of the sources said. Prohibition has been the law of […]

