President of the United Nations General Assembly, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, yesterday, said that the UN remained committed to eradicating poverty and hunger across the world.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came to an end on Saturday. The President participated in the Future Investment Initiative, which was christened “Davos in the Desert”.

Nigeria's foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Thursday said the temporary closure of the country's borders was not targetted at any countries but to curb criminal activities. "No country is targeted," Onyeama told journalists after a meeting with Ghana's foreign minister Shirley Botchwey in Abuja. "We are within ECOWAS, we respect the ECOWAS rules, free…

President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja yesterday evening after a three-day official visit to South Africa. While there, the President advised Nigerians in the Diaspora to always remember their country with skills

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday deplored the refusal by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to appear before the chamber in respect of the recent...

President Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday to attend the one-day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

The House of Representatives yesterday summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, over the spate of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians, in South Africa.

The Federal Government has denied any plan to call off its diplomatic relations with South Africa over the recent attacks on its citizens in that country.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, gave the indication yesterday after deliberating with the Senate ....

Nigeria's foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama Thursday said the participation of Kaduna and Ekiti State governors at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) in South Africa is not a counter decision to the Federal Government's decision to boycott the event. Onyeama explained that Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and his Ekiti State counterpart Kayode Fayemi…

Nigeria government Wednesday recalled its ambassador to South Africa Kabiru Bala over the persistent attacks and killing of foreigners in the country, government-owned News Agency of Nigeria said. A source in the Nigerian Presidency said the decision was taken after a meeting between Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigeria's foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Nigeria…

The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has invited the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, for a meeting over the attacks on Nigerians and Nigerian businesses in South Africa. The meeting is scheduled to hold at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning. Onyeama had said on Monday that definitive measures would…

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar Tuesday condemned persistent attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. "Reported attacks against Nigerians in South Africa is unacceptable and stands condemned," Atiku said in a tweet. Atiku, the presidential candidate of Nigeria's opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the country's general election, said such actions against fellow Africans…