{"id":253072,"date":"2026-03-30T14:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=253072"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:51:11","slug":"valedictory-session-in-honour-of-the-honourable-minister-of-foreign-affairs-ambassador-yusuf-maitama-tuggar-oon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/valedictory-session-in-honour-of-the-honourable-minister-of-foreign-affairs-ambassador-yusuf-maitama-tuggar-oon\/","title":{"rendered":"Valedictory Session in honour of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitam&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday 30 March 2026, hosted a Valedictory Session in honour of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, in recognition of his distinguished service and contributions to Nigeria\u2019s foreign policy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The event brought together Senior Government Officials, Directors, and staff of the Ministry, as well as representatives of relevant agencies and stakeholders in Nigeria\u2019s foreign policy community.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">In his opening remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ambassador Dunoma Umar Ahmed, PhD, described the session as both symbolic and significant, noting that it provided an opportunity to reflect on the Honourable Minister\u2019s impactful leadership and the strides recorded in advancing Nigeria\u2019s foreign policy objectives. He highlighted the Minister\u2019s role in strengthening bilateral and multilateral relations, promoting economic diplomacy, and enhancing Nigeria\u2019s visibility on the global stage.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Goodwill messages delivered by senior officials and colleagues underscored the Honourable Minister\u2019s visionary leadership, professionalism, and commitment to institutional development. Speakers commended his emphasis on innovation, discipline, and excellence within the Ministry, as well as his efforts in promoting Nigeria\u2019s strategic interests internationally.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">A citation delivered by the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu in honour of the Honourable Minister who voluntarily resigned his appointment highlighted key achievements during his tenure, including the articulation and operationalisation of the Four-D Foreign Policy Doctrine-Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora-as well as significant milestones in economic diplomacy, multilateral engagement, institutional reform, and citizen protection.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">In his response, the Honourable Minister expressed deep appreciation to the Ministry\u2019s leadership and staff for their cooperation and professionalism throughout his tenure.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday 30 March 2026, hosted a Valedictory Session in honour &hellip; <a title=\"Valedictory Session in honour of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitam&hellip;\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/valedictory-session-in-honour-of-the-honourable-minister-of-foreign-affairs-ambassador-yusuf-maitama-tuggar-oon\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Valedictory Session in honour of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitam&hellip;<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":253073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hmfa-news","category-mfa-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253072","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=253072"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253074,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253072\/revisions\/253074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}