•Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump Two envoys of US President Donald Trump headed to Egypt yesterday to discuss the release of hostages in Gaza after Hamas agreed to his ceasefire proposal, while Israeli forces launched deadly strikes across the territory. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve W...
•Tinubu There are indications that President Bola Tinubu is set to transmit names of ambassadors-designate to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The list comprises nominees who will serve as Nigeria’s ambassadors and high commissioners to various countries and multilateral organisations, reports The PUNCH. Government officials with kno...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar Amid prolonged delays in the appointment of ambassadors to oversee Nigeria’s diplomatic missions, the federal government disbursed an approximate sum of N14 billion to no fewer than 16 foreign missions in July 2024, findings have revealed. Nigeria has 109 missions: 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, a...
•(From left): Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China’s President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov raise their arms as they pose for a group photograph, at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg Some former envoys have said that the...

