Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cuba, Benaoyagha Okoyen, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York, stating that the two countries also agreed to partner in other areas.
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Okoyen, while presenting his credentials to the Cuban president, extended President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to work with Cuba as a very strong partner in the two regions of Africa and the Caribbean.
Among them is a family of five, according to Benaoyagha Okoyen, the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, who oversaw the evacuation activities
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 160 Nigerians, including eight infants, made the first batch of evacuees
The consulate-general disclosed this in a notice signed by the Consul-General, Benaoyagha Okoyen, on behalf of the Nigerian Missions in the US on Sunday
The consul general saluted the sacrifice of medical personnel and other essential workers risking their lives on the frontline to save others
In a notice dated March 6, 2020, the consulate said only applicants on appointment would be attended to in the time being
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has joined other pan-Africanists in New York, United States to remind the Africa diaspora of their root.
After Joshua lost to Andy Ruiz Jr during their first match in New York in June, Okoyen sent him a letter praising his courage and assuring him of Nigeria’s support in his future fights.
Okoyen, who made this known in a statement on Friday, said that backlogs of passport and visa applications were constantly being cleared in line with government operational guidelines.
Speaking at a conference on Sustainable Development Goals hosted by the consulate in New York, Okoyen said that the provision of accommodation for the homeless Nigerians was not part of the consulate’s mandates.
Okoyen made the call at a one-day conference organised by the African Trade Centre, with the theme: “Diaspora Engagement in Sustainable Development in Nigeria,” in New York on Monday
Nigeria’s “huge” housing deficit provides good investment opportunities in the sector, diplomats and real estate developers have said in New York, United States of America.
Nigeria’s Consul-General in New York, Benaoyagha Okoyen, has commended the Nigerian youth for being among the best in the world in spite of challenges facing them.