Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria 🇳🇬

The Minister of State reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to fostering cordial and mutually beneficial relations with the Holy See, especially in the areas of Interreligious Dialogue, Health, Culture, Education, Tourism, Migration and Counter-terrorism.

MINISTER OF STATE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS RECEIVES APOSTOLIC NUNCIO Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu on Friday, April 17, 2026, met with the Apostolic Nuncio and Ambassador of the Holy See to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Crotty, in her office.

Discussions during the meeting were centred on peace and coexistence with the Minister reiterating Nigeria's position of a two-state solution as panacea to the Palestine question.

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu received in audience the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Nigeria, Muhannad Alhammouri.

This assurance was given during a courtesy visit by the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to Nigeria, H.E. Mohamed Abdelaal, at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, 15 April 2026.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Dunoma Umar Ahmed, PhD, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to supporting peace and stability in Sudan, as well as strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.

Congratulations to Team MFA for winning the Football Tournament of the 8th Diplomatic Games 2026 edition by defeating Team UNICEF/ International community in the final match which ended 3 goals to 1 in favour of team MFA.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has secured the release of three Nigerians who were detained at Oliver Thambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, following the intervention of the Consulate-General of Nigeria. Kudos to the officers in the Mission.

Delighted to welcome Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa, Former Governor of Borno and Lagos States, and the 'action' Chairman of NDLEA to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation across sectors, especially in Fintech, agriculture, energy, aviation and the economy. Both countries expressed a shared commitment to strengthening bilateral relations.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu received in audience the newly appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Yousef Bin Mohammed Al-Balawi.

It was a highly emotional valedictory session in honour of my esteemed colleague Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigeria’s outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Rotunda, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in recognition of his service and contributions to our nation's foreign policy. The impromptu event witnessed an impressive turnout of officers and staff of the ministry, senior government officials, directors and representatives of key agencies, stakeholders within Nigeria’s foreign policy community and colleagues who praised Amb. Tuggar's diligence, professionalism, leadership style and dedication to national service as well as his commitment towards advancing the nation's interests on the international arena. Farewell to an amazing colleague. It was a great experience working with you, Y.E. Thanks immensely for your encouragement, guidance and support. You will be greatly missed! Wishing you the very best in your next chapter!

Both countries have MoUs in various fields including Education, Defence, Trade, Media and Infrastructure Development among others.

Their dialogue centred on key insights from Nigeria's President's recent State Visit to Turkey and strategies to accelerate the operationalisation of the pivotal Memorandum of Understanding signed during the visit, strengthening the bilateral relationship.

Nigeria and the Republic of Türkiye are desirous of implementing the bilateral instruments between them. This was the highlight when the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu met with the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy in her office.