The ministry of foreign affairs has announced that the federal government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resolve issues related to visa procurement for Nigerians seeking to travel to the UAE. The minister of state for foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made this known in a statement following the visit of Amb. Salem Alshamsi, the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria. Mrs …

South East Bureau Chief of The Sun newspapers, Nze Magnus Eze has been appointed as the Special Assistant on Communications and New Media to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (State), Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu. A letter conveying his appointment, dated 8 January 2025, was signed by the Director of Administration at the ministry, Ambassador Bello Kazaure Husseini. Eze, a seasoned journalist, …

The political landscape in Nigeria’s Southeast region under President Bola Tinubu is taking on new contours, especially as he approaches the 2027 elections. Tinubu’s recent nomination of Ambassador Bianca Odinaka Odimegwu-Ojukwu as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs signals both strategic intent and an understanding of the symbolic weight her name carries. Her late husband, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu remains a …