{"id":253967,"date":"2026-07-30T14:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=253967"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:16:03","slug":"nigeria-and-south-sudan-agree-to-strengthen-bilateral-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/nigeria-and-south-sudan-agree-to-strengthen-bilateral-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA AND SOUTH SUDAN AGREE TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS."},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Press-Release-No-2026-179.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Press Release No 2026 179<br\/><\/a>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-253971\" 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