{"id":254538,"date":"2026-09-24T12:19:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=254538"},"modified":"2026-09-24T12:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:19:54","slug":"amb-bianca-odumegwu-ojukwu-engages-with-nigerians-in-the-diaspora-in-new-york-on-the-sidelines-of-unga81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/amb-bianca-odumegwu-ojukwu-engages-with-nigerians-in-the-diaspora-in-new-york-on-the-sidelines-of-unga81\/","title":{"rendered":"AMB. BIANCA ODUMEGWU-OJUKWU, ENGAGES WITH NIGERIANS IN THE DIASPORA IN NEW YORK ON THE SIDELINES OF &hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, engages with Nigerians in the Diaspora in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA 81. An essential part of her statement to the Nigerian Diaspora Community reads;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;America is beautiful, but it demands of you, your youth, vigor, expertise and enterprise&#8230;but this is no country for old men. You must &#8216;Think Home&#8217;. It is no longer just an option given current global realities. It is imperative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254543\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254542\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-07-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-07-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-07-2.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254546\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-07-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-07-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-07-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254544\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-10-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-10.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254541\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-08-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-08-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-08-2.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254540\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2026-09-24-12-17-09-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, engages with Nigerians in the Diaspora in New &hellip; <a title=\"AMB. 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