{"id":252684,"date":"2025-12-12T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=252684"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:34:36","slug":"ambassador-yusuf-maitama-tuggar-received-in-the-audience-dr-philip-mshelbila-the-newly-appointed-secretary-general-of-the-gas-exporting-countries-forum-gecf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/ambassador-yusuf-maitama-tuggar-received-in-the-audience-dr-philip-mshelbila-the-newly-appointed-secretary-general-of-the-gas-exporting-countries-forum-gecf\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar received in the audience Dr. Philip Mshelbila, the newly appointed S&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar received in the audience Dr. Philip Mshelbila, the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), during a thank-you courtesy visit to Tafawa Balewa House on Friday, 12 December 2025.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The meeting provided an opportunity for Dr. Mshelbila who formally expressed appreciation to the Honourable Minister and the Ministry for their continued support and partnership over the years, including during his previous assignments within the energy sector. He also reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening coordination between Nigeria and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in advancing global gas dialogue, cooperation, and strategic engagement.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Honourable Minister congratulated Dr. Mshelbila on his new appointment and assured him of Nigeria\u2019s unwavering support as he assumes leadership of the Forum at a crucial moment for the global energy landscape. He commended Dr. Mshelbila\u2019s distinguished career, which he noted that his private-sector experience and international expertise will significantly enhance the work of the esteemed Forum.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Both sides expressed readiness to deepen collaboration in the gas industry, promote Nigeria\u2019s interests within the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, and sustain constructive partnerships that contribute to global energy security, economic development, and mutual prosperity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The meeting ended with an exchange of pleasantries and words of appreciation to the Honourable Minister and the entire staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar received in the audience Dr. Philip &hellip; <a title=\"Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar received in the audience Dr. Philip Mshelbila, the newly appointed S&hellip;\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/ambassador-yusuf-maitama-tuggar-received-in-the-audience-dr-philip-mshelbila-the-newly-appointed-secretary-general-of-the-gas-exporting-countries-forum-gecf\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar received in the audience Dr. Philip Mshelbila, the newly appointed S&hellip;<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":252685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hmfa-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252684"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252711,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252684\/revisions\/252711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}