Tag: Diplomacy
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UN diplomacy: Half peace, better than no peace – By Owei Lakemfa
THE visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea and the United States yelling against it have diverted world attention this week. It has drawn attention from the immediate needs and steps to save Palestinian lives, especially those of babies and children. How does Putin visiting his North Korean ally, Kim Jong Un, constitute a…
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Business diplomacy and Africa’s development – By Etim Etim
From May 16 to 17, over 2,000 of Africa’s business leaders, investors, policy makers and political leaders as well as their counterparts from around the world met in Kigali, Rwanda under the auspices of the Africa CEO Forum 2024 to discuss the continent’s development, opportunities and challenges.
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A world where Nigeria’s diplomacy is a void – By Owei Lakemfa
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on March 13, 2024, directed the reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. He also ordered the lifting of all sanctions, including commercial, financial and service transactions, like electricity.
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Aladja/Ogbe Ijoh: Oborevwori building peace through diplomacy – By Fred Edoreh
The recent disturbances between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Delta State may have come as an acid test for the young administration of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
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The United States recurring memory loss in diplomacy – By Owei Lakemfa
Four archenemies of the United States, US, met variously in its Latin American ‘backyard’ this week. It was the five-day Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. No, the quartet did not make themselves enemies of the US, it was the latter which at various times had dictated to those countries, that designated…
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TNG Deal Breakers: NAICOM and merits of regulatory diplomacy
The National Insurance Commission is the federal government’s regulatory agency for Nigeria’s insurance activities. One of its most important functions is to act as an adviser to the government on insurance matters. This function is advisory and persuasive in practice and does not in any way preclude the advised from seeking counsel from other sources.
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Playing Lionel Messi with diplomacy, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Lionel Messi, diagnosed at 11 with a growth hormone disorder, GHD which stunted his growth, fought against all odds to become one of the best footballers that has ever set foot on the earth. His quick dribbles, uncanny ability to sell dummies, building himself into a goal-scoring machine and playing sweet, seemingly…