Nigerian Times

7 Oct 2011 11:51 Africa/Lagos Visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria H.E. Goodluck Jonathan to the Headquarter of the African Union ADDIS ABABA, October 7, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Dr. Jean Ping received and welcomed H.E. Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the headquarters of the African Union today, Friday 07 October, 2011, and appreciated the role Nigeria is playing and the manner in which it is contributing to the African Union. On this occasion, President Jonathan expressed satisfaction at the way the AUC is dealing with the challenges of peace and security on the continent, particularly in Sudan, Somalia among others. Mr. Jonathan stressed the need for all Africans to work together for a better Africa, and to be able to tackle all the challenges Africa is facing, “Now it is the era of peace and stability”, he noted. In his welcome statement, the AU Commissi...

17 Jun 2011 21:57 Africa/Lagos Courtesy Call on Ms. Makiko Kikuta, Japan' Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, by H.E. Mr. Godwin Nsude Agbo, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Japan (Donation of Relief Money from the Federal Republic of Nigeria) TOKYO, June 17, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On Wednesday, June 15, Ms. Makiko Kikuta, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Godwin Nsude Agbo, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Japan. Ms. Kikuta expressed her appreciation for the daily commitment of Ambassador Agbo to strengthening the partnership between Japan and Nigeria, and the donation of relief money (394,592,725 yen) for the Great East Japan Earthquake from the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Ms. Kikuta then stated that she regarded this assistance as a proof of friendship and solidarity between Japan and Nigeria, and she would like to make efforts toward recover...