Geoffrey Onyeama said : “The situation with the flights now coming in is that the UK Government which is effectively chattering these planes… in the contract that they have with those companies, there are provisions not to carry anybody coming to Nigeria on that first leg, so their contract is only to carry passengers going from Nigeria to the United Kingdom. So it would not be possible but furthermore, it also would not have been possible because the plan that we had was to use a Nigerian carrier to evacuate Nigerians from all the countries around the world where we have an evacuation operation unless it is absolutely impossible to do so,”

channelstv Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:11:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “There is going to be a change in that protocol and that is going to affect the timing of any further evacuation we are going to undertake,”

dailytrust Wednesday, May 27, 2020 10:31:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, the CBN and NNPC agreed to share the cost. I spoke with the GMD of the NNPC and he said he is going to consult and thanks be to God today he got back to me that he was going to meet with the Governor of the CBN and together they will fund this very important portion -accommodation and feeding the evacuees,”

authorityngr Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:58:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "They are not just students but some people living there illegally and all kinds of people,"

allafrica Saturday, May 16, 2020 6:39:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Many Nigerians willing to come home are still in China, India, Sudan, Lebanon, Egypt among others; this calls to question our capacity to absorb all of them and also ensure we deliver optimally,”

onlinenigeria Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Many Nigerians willing to come home are still in China, India, Sudan, Lebanon, Egypt among others; this calls to question our capacity to absorb all of them and also ensure we deliver optimally,”

dailypost Monday, May 11, 2020 11:08:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, to try to contain this outbreak, which to them at that time, clearly seemed to have been within that community, they put in place this very, very strict measures. Now, it was misinterpreted, it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

dailytrust Saturday, May 9, 2020 6:03:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “But what our officials in China made clear was that the communication could and should have been better if the authorities in Guangzhou had informed the consulates, the African consulates in Guangzhou, that this was the situation, this was the measures that they were putting in place and so far it could have been a joint effort, a team effort, and that mutual suspicion would not have been there. And of course, that was not done and that led to counter-narratives and exacerbated the situation,”

dailytrust Saturday, May 9, 2020 6:03:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, to try to contain this outbreak, which to them at that time, clearly seemed to have been within that community, they put in place this very, very strict measures. Now, it was misinterpreted, it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

thenationonlineng Friday, May 8, 2020 5:04:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “But what our officials in China made clear was that the communication could and should have been better if the authorities in Guangzhou had informed the consulates, the African consulates in Guangzhou, that this was the situation, this was the measures that they were putting in place and so far it could have been a joint effort, a team effort, and that mutual suspicion would not have been there. And of course, that was not done and that led to counter-narratives and exacerbated the situation,”

thenationonlineng Friday, May 8, 2020 5:04:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama wrote : ”When I left Warwick University for Cambridge, Abba came to Cambridge to introduce me to his friends there as he had studied in the city for his Advanced levels. After graduating from Warwick University, Abba went up to Cambridge to study law. We kept in touch throughout the last 43 years. We ended up together in Lagos in 1982 to attend Law School for a year. When I left Nigeria in 1985 to work in Geneva for 30 years Abba came to Geneva often to stay with me and whenever I was in Nigeria, he made it a point coming to see me wherever I was,”

dailypost Thursday, May 7, 2020 6:03:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama wrote : ”When I left Warwick University for Cambridge, Abba came to Cambridge to introduce me to his friends there as he had studied in the city for his Advanced levels. After graduating from Warwick University, Abba went up to Cambridge to study law. We kept in touch throughout the last 43 years. We ended up together in Lagos in 1982 to attend Law School for a year. When I left Nigeria in 1985 to work in Geneva for 30 years Abba came to Geneva often to stay with me and whenever I was in Nigeria, he made it a point coming to see me wherever I was,”

dailypost Thursday, May 7, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Ethiopian Airlines ) : "There are various constraints on us, the biggest one being where to quarantine them upon arrival. So we will have to do it in batches. We have engaged with our missions in the US and agreed to use Ethiopian Airlines to bring back significant numbers of Nigerians home,"

iol Tuesday, May 5, 2020 8:49:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So it is going to put quite a strain on our capacity in Lagos because in addition to just getting the rooms, the port health authority, the NCDC will have to monitor every one of the evacuees on regular basis and of course the security elements have to be in place and all their other support services have to be in place and they are not all available for the evacuees because the numbers are going up in the country and resources human and material are the real challenges that we are facing,”

authorityngr Tuesday, May 5, 2020 10:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We have secured 300 beds in Lagos and 1,000 in Abuja,"

xinhuanet_en Tuesday, May 5, 2020 9:18:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve done everything we can to get beds here in Abuja and in Lagos. In Lagos, we have almost 300 beds available, and I’d like to take some time out to again express our gratitude to the governor of Lagos state because without his personal engagement, it would have been more difficult for us. So, the first flight (Emirates) on Wednesday will be to Lagos,”

dailytrust Tuesday, May 5, 2020 6:35:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama explained : “Ideally, we would have loved that flight to come to Abuja because we have been able to secure hotel rooms more than we have in Lagos. We have almost a thousand hotel rooms in Abuja but they let us know that unfortunately, that plane cannot come to Abuja but only Lagos”

vanguardngr Tuesday, May 5, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have done everything we can to get beds here in Abuja and in Lagos. In Lagos we have almost 300 beds available, and I would like to take some time out to again express our gratitude to the governor of Lagos state because without his personal engagement it would have been more difficult for us. So, the first flight (Emirates) on Wednesday will be to Lagos,”

dailytrust Monday, May 4, 2020 11:35:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is really a source of great joy to celebrate this milestone against a sad backdrop. Nevertheless throughout the year, we will be organising other events to mark this occasion and certainly we would seek to work together to find a way to overcome this great scourge on humanity that is the COVID 19 pandemic,”

thenationonlineng Wednesday, April 29, 2020 3:44:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama explained : “And if they start coming back and the numbers start spiking then the government will be blamed for bringing so many people back. So, these are all the issues we are grappling but hopefully, we will find a solution to that”

onlinenigeria Saturday, April 25, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama explained : “And if they start coming back and the numbers start spiking then the government will be blamed for bringing so many people back. So, these are all the issues we are grappling but hopefully, we will find a solution to that”

thenationonlineng Friday, April 24, 2020 10:31:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama added : “I spoke to some of our people there in Guangzhou; and what do we do and where do we go from here? Quite a lot of them said they just wanted to come home and we are putting in place as quickly as possible the mechanisms to start bringing them home. That clearly is the immediate solution here,”

onlinenigeria Saturday, April 18, 2020 7:31:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

dailytimes-NG Saturday, April 18, 2020 7:14:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We cannot accept any differential treatment against any Nigerian or African. We have zero tolerance for maltreatment of Nigerians anywhere in the world and this case is no exception and we will get to the bottom of it and do whatever we have to do to ensure that there is no reoccurrence”

dailytrust Saturday, April 18, 2020 4:05:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

dailytimes-NG Saturday, April 18, 2020 3:08:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

dailytrust Saturday, April 18, 2020 2:31:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

thenewsnigeria Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:22:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "There were videos circulating on social media of very disturbing scenes and incidents involving Nigerians in the city of Guangzhou"

waltainfo Friday, April 17, 2020 8:53:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, we would’ve to do it in a staggered fashion and together with the NEMA and the Ministry of Health, we would’ve to come to an agreement to be bringing (them) back according to the numbers of beds and so forth that are available. We’ve now identified and we can go on with process. We are almost ready to go,”

dailytrust Friday, April 17, 2020 5:06:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “They would be brought in batches according to the number of isolation facilities available, in order not to congest the centres,”

thenationonlineng Thursday, April 16, 2020 9:54:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “However, it was misinterpreted by some of the Nigerians and Africans,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:13:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I am happy to say that we have re-established and stabilized the situation together with the Chinese Government,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:13:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

thenationonlineng Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:32:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "There were videos circulating on social media of very disturbing scenes and incidents involving Nigerians in the city of Guangzhou"

aljazeera-en Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:39:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

pulse Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

premiumtimesng Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It should be noted that medical experts have advised that it is better for individuals to remain where they are, as people travelling from one place to another stand a higher risk of getting infected with COVID-19,”

dailytrust Thursday, April 9, 2020 7:43:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, we are still waiting to confirm the entire number in the end. We’ll then work out the logistics on how to bring them back,”

dailytrust Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:59:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Energy Agency ) : “Our Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna has been able to secure from the International Atomic Energy Agency a donation of 80,000 Euros worth of medical equipment and supplies to assist in our Covid19 response,” “We have sent communications to all our Embassies and Missions to ascertain if and how many Nigerians want to return home because of COVID19. As soon as we collate the numbers, we will start looking at evacuation modalities where necessary,”

dailytrust Saturday, April 4, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Energy Agency ) : “Our Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna has been able to secure from the International Atomic Energy Agency a donation of 80,000 Euros worth of medical equipment and supplies to assist in our Covid-19 response,”

dailytrust Friday, April 3, 2020 9:57:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is basically a case where people are more familiar with the health system in their various countries and so prefer to go to the various countries so in the event that they might have to be confined, they would be in more familiar surroundings and they would also have access to medical practitioners and facilities that they are used to,” “So, that is really the reason. And you will find that a large number of those countries evacuating citizens, that their heads of mission and ambassadors and other staff are still here in Nigeria and there are no plans of leaving,”

dailypost Friday, April 3, 2020 8:27:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama stated ( about Energy Agency ) : “Our Permanent Representative to the UN has been able to secure from the International Atomic Energy Agency a donation of 80,000 Euros worth of medical equipment and supplies to assist in our Covid19 response”

tribuneonlineng Friday, April 3, 2020 8:19:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We are in touch with foreign countries and learning from them … we are also engaging countries on some equipment that we don’t have,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1:42:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama , that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

pulse Monday, March 30, 2020 3:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

ngrguardiannews Monday, March 30, 2020 2:50:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

guardian-ng Monday, March 30, 2020 2:25:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. Read Also: “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

thenationonlineng Monday, March 30, 2020 2:00:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama added : “Recent reforms in the judicial sector have also strengthened the Rule of Law, Access to Justice and Human Rights, and the right to be protected.”

dailypost Wednesday, February 26, 2020 9:05:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We are building human rights desks in the Ministry of Defence and other security agencies, to promote the culture of human rights in the various security agencies, ”

pulse Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:18:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We are building human rights desks in the Ministry of Defence and other security agencies, to promote the culture of human rights in the various security agencies,”

nan Wednesday, February 19, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the US,”

pri Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:41:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Nothing has changed in respect of Nigeria’s position”

thenationonlineng Tuesday, February 11, 2020 7:31:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Commission ) : "But really have to say, Mr. Secretary, that we do appreciate very much and value very much the cooperation between our two countries in very important areas for us. And the Binational Commission, we've identified a very clear basis to move that on and progress, and we really look forward to seeing a lot of gains, win-wins, for our two countries," "And we are moving in the right direction, and we feel that we are ready for business and certainly hope that, again, with our partners in the U.S. that we will be able to attract more investment"

allafrica Sunday, February 9, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we have actually started working on all them," "It is actually very straightforward and it was very gratifying to come here and meet with US officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind it,"

allafrica Sunday, February 9, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We look forward to being taken off this visa restriction list,"

allafrica Sunday, February 9, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama noted : "Essentially, there were security measures that were taken with regards to electronic [and] lost and stolen passports,"

aljazeera-en Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:50:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We're putting in place the architecture that will now make the information and the data on [travelers] immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol, and we hope to have that up and running very soon,"

globalsecurity Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:53:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Of course there are some challenges we face. One of them is phytosanitary challenges with regards to our agricultural products. We hope to work with the US to work through that so that we don’t face market access issues,”

authorityngr Thursday, February 6, 2020 5:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

thenationonlineng Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama added : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the US. However, we know — and US officials have also confirmed — that we have been able to tick most of those boxes regarding security concerns,”

workpermit Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:12:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Once we have satisfied all US security concerns, hopefully Nigeria will be removed from the visa restriction list”

workpermit Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:12:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

tribuneonlineng Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:39:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them,” “It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to US officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this”

eyewitness-news Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that – the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,”

eyewitness-news Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the U.S.,”

pulse Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Hopefully, once that has been achieved, we look forward to being taken off this visa restriction list,”

pulse Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Nigeria has room to grow in sharing important national security information. I am optimistic that’s going to happen”

pulse Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

modernghana Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:18:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

guardian-ng Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

independent-UG Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government,” “It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win”

independent-UG Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them," "It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this"

reuters-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:47:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that – the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,"

reuters-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:47:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them,” “It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this”

standardmedia Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,”

standardmedia Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them,” “It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this”

GulfDailyNews Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:50:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,”

GulfDailyNews Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:50:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

digitaljournal Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:59:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:34:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government,” “It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:34:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 5, 2020 6:59:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

vanguardngr Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:08:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government,” “It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win”

vanguardngr Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:08:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama told : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the U.S.,”

nytimes Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Hopefully, once that has been achieved, we look forward to being taken off this visa restriction list,”

nytimes Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “causes of disquiet amongst our partners,”

nytimes Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

afp-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:06:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government," "It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win"

afp-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:06:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we have actually started working on all them," "It is actually very straightforward and it was very gratifying to come here and meet with US officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind it,"

ahram-EN Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

brownsvilleherald Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:05:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

ibtimes Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:44:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we have actually started working on all them," "It is actually very straightforward and it was very gratifying to come here and meet with U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind it,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:20:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

digitaljournal Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

click2houston Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:12:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

alarabiya-en Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

news4jax Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

timesdaily Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:06:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

pulse Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:05:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

seattlepi Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:59:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

clickondetroit Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:51:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

afp-en Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:48:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is also for your own safety and the safety of your colleagues,”

dailytrust Friday, January 17, 2020 5:34:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is also to become a prime mover in providing skills and promoting good governance,”

guardian-ng Monday, January 6, 2020 7:07:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “This calls for action to mitigate potentially negative consequences of nuclear weapons”

vanguardngr Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:09:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Lake Chad ) : “Like the G5 Sahel and the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad region,”

nta-ng Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “As we continue to make concerted efforts towards combating corruption, we urge our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean and Pacific, as well as our European partners to cooperate in building strong institutions to tackle the scourge of corruption,”

nta-ng Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well, but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:05:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Lake Chad ) : “Like the G5 Sahel and the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad region,”

nan Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “As we continue to make concerted efforts towards combating corruption, we urge our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean and Pacific, as well as our European partners to cooperate in building strong institutions to tackle the scourge of corruption,”

nan Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well, but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

vanguardngr Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:38:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well ,but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:45:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well ,but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

nan Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:35:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Lake Chad ) : “Like the G5 Sahel and the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad region,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “As we continue to make concerted efforts towards combating corruption, we urge our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean and Pacific, as well as our European partners to cooperate in building strong institutions to tackle the scourge of corruption,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “This calls for action to mitigate potential negative consequences of nuclear weapons”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, December 11, 2019 3:11:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “The patrol team is to agree on the modality to carry out its operation and recommend a date for the opening of the borders,”

northafricapost Monday, November 18, 2019 6:28:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama déclaré : "L'impasse parlementaire doit être résolue politiquement et non juridiquement"

french-news Wednesday, May 1, 2019 5:28:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama affirmé : "Le nouveau gouvernement devrait entrer en fonction le plus tôt possible afin de sortir le pays de cette situation"

french-news Wednesday, May 1, 2019 5:28:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama disse : “Estamos aqui para discutir com todas as partes para encontrar uma solução e um consenso para que o país possa avançar”

voaportugues Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:52:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama estimé : "L'impasse parlementaire doit être résolue politiquement et non juridiquement"

french.china.org.cn Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:38:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama déclaré : "L'impasse parlementaire doit être résolue politiquement et non juridiquement"

french.china.org.cn Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:06:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama affirmé : "Le nouveau gouvernement devrait entrer en fonction le plus tôt possible afin de sortir le pays de cette situation"

french.china.org.cn Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:06:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama afirmou : “Que os equipamentos fornecidos funcionam bem e serão fiáveis para criar a máxima confiança do povo da Guiné-Bissau neste processo eleitoral e assegurar que a CEDEAO continua comprometida”

ptjornal Wednesday, December 12, 2018 8:00:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama afirmou : "determinada em encontrar uma solução pacífica que respeite a Constituição da Gâmbia e que reflita a vontade do povo"

deutschewelle-pt_BR Saturday, January 14, 2017 4:44:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “The situation with the flights now coming in is that the UK Government which is effectively chattering these planes… in the contract that they have with those companies, there are provisions not to carry anybody coming to Nigeria on that first leg, so their contract is only to carry passengers going from Nigeria to the United Kingdom. So it would not be possible but furthermore, it also would not have been possible because the plan that we had was to use a Nigerian carrier to evacuate Nigerians from all the countries around the world where we have an evacuation operation unless it is absolutely impossible to do so,”

channelstv Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:11:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “There is going to be a change in that protocol and that is going to affect the timing of any further evacuation we are going to undertake,”

dailytrust Wednesday, May 27, 2020 10:31:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, the CBN and NNPC agreed to share the cost. I spoke with the GMD of the NNPC and he said he is going to consult and thanks be to God today he got back to me that he was going to meet with the Governor of the CBN and together they will fund this very important portion -accommodation and feeding the evacuees,”

authorityngr Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:58:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "They are not just students but some people living there illegally and all kinds of people,"

allafrica Saturday, May 16, 2020 6:39:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Many Nigerians willing to come home are still in China, India, Sudan, Lebanon, Egypt among others; this calls to question our capacity to absorb all of them and also ensure we deliver optimally,”

onlinenigeria Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Many Nigerians willing to come home are still in China, India, Sudan, Lebanon, Egypt among others; this calls to question our capacity to absorb all of them and also ensure we deliver optimally,”

dailypost Monday, May 11, 2020 11:08:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, to try to contain this outbreak, which to them at that time, clearly seemed to have been within that community, they put in place this very, very strict measures. Now, it was misinterpreted, it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

dailytrust Saturday, May 9, 2020 6:03:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “But what our officials in China made clear was that the communication could and should have been better if the authorities in Guangzhou had informed the consulates, the African consulates in Guangzhou, that this was the situation, this was the measures that they were putting in place and so far it could have been a joint effort, a team effort, and that mutual suspicion would not have been there. And of course, that was not done and that led to counter-narratives and exacerbated the situation,”

dailytrust Saturday, May 9, 2020 6:03:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, to try to contain this outbreak, which to them at that time, clearly seemed to have been within that community, they put in place this very, very strict measures. Now, it was misinterpreted, it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

thenationonlineng Friday, May 8, 2020 5:04:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “But what our officials in China made clear was that the communication could and should have been better if the authorities in Guangzhou had informed the consulates, the African consulates in Guangzhou, that this was the situation, this was the measures that they were putting in place and so far it could have been a joint effort, a team effort, and that mutual suspicion would not have been there. And of course, that was not done and that led to counter-narratives and exacerbated the situation,”

thenationonlineng Friday, May 8, 2020 5:04:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama wrote : ”When I left Warwick University for Cambridge, Abba came to Cambridge to introduce me to his friends there as he had studied in the city for his Advanced levels. After graduating from Warwick University, Abba went up to Cambridge to study law. We kept in touch throughout the last 43 years. We ended up together in Lagos in 1982 to attend Law School for a year. When I left Nigeria in 1985 to work in Geneva for 30 years Abba came to Geneva often to stay with me and whenever I was in Nigeria, he made it a point coming to see me wherever I was,”

dailypost Thursday, May 7, 2020 6:03:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama wrote : ”When I left Warwick University for Cambridge, Abba came to Cambridge to introduce me to his friends there as he had studied in the city for his Advanced levels. After graduating from Warwick University, Abba went up to Cambridge to study law. We kept in touch throughout the last 43 years. We ended up together in Lagos in 1982 to attend Law School for a year. When I left Nigeria in 1985 to work in Geneva for 30 years Abba came to Geneva often to stay with me and whenever I was in Nigeria, he made it a point coming to see me wherever I was,”

dailypost Thursday, May 7, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Ethiopian Airlines ) : "There are various constraints on us, the biggest one being where to quarantine them upon arrival. So we will have to do it in batches. We have engaged with our missions in the US and agreed to use Ethiopian Airlines to bring back significant numbers of Nigerians home,"

iol Tuesday, May 5, 2020 8:49:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So it is going to put quite a strain on our capacity in Lagos because in addition to just getting the rooms, the port health authority, the NCDC will have to monitor every one of the evacuees on regular basis and of course the security elements have to be in place and all their other support services have to be in place and they are not all available for the evacuees because the numbers are going up in the country and resources human and material are the real challenges that we are facing,”

authorityngr Tuesday, May 5, 2020 10:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We have secured 300 beds in Lagos and 1,000 in Abuja,"

xinhuanet_en Tuesday, May 5, 2020 9:18:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve done everything we can to get beds here in Abuja and in Lagos. In Lagos, we have almost 300 beds available, and I’d like to take some time out to again express our gratitude to the governor of Lagos state because without his personal engagement, it would have been more difficult for us. So, the first flight (Emirates) on Wednesday will be to Lagos,”

dailytrust Tuesday, May 5, 2020 6:35:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama explained : “Ideally, we would have loved that flight to come to Abuja because we have been able to secure hotel rooms more than we have in Lagos. We have almost a thousand hotel rooms in Abuja but they let us know that unfortunately, that plane cannot come to Abuja but only Lagos”

vanguardngr Tuesday, May 5, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have done everything we can to get beds here in Abuja and in Lagos. In Lagos we have almost 300 beds available, and I would like to take some time out to again express our gratitude to the governor of Lagos state because without his personal engagement it would have been more difficult for us. So, the first flight (Emirates) on Wednesday will be to Lagos,”

dailytrust Monday, May 4, 2020 11:35:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is really a source of great joy to celebrate this milestone against a sad backdrop. Nevertheless throughout the year, we will be organising other events to mark this occasion and certainly we would seek to work together to find a way to overcome this great scourge on humanity that is the COVID 19 pandemic,”

thenationonlineng Wednesday, April 29, 2020 3:44:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama explained : “And if they start coming back and the numbers start spiking then the government will be blamed for bringing so many people back. So, these are all the issues we are grappling but hopefully, we will find a solution to that”

onlinenigeria Saturday, April 25, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama explained : “And if they start coming back and the numbers start spiking then the government will be blamed for bringing so many people back. So, these are all the issues we are grappling but hopefully, we will find a solution to that”

thenationonlineng Friday, April 24, 2020 10:31:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama added : “I spoke to some of our people there in Guangzhou; and what do we do and where do we go from here? Quite a lot of them said they just wanted to come home and we are putting in place as quickly as possible the mechanisms to start bringing them home. That clearly is the immediate solution here,”

onlinenigeria Saturday, April 18, 2020 7:31:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

dailytimes-NG Saturday, April 18, 2020 7:14:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We cannot accept any differential treatment against any Nigerian or African. We have zero tolerance for maltreatment of Nigerians anywhere in the world and this case is no exception and we will get to the bottom of it and do whatever we have to do to ensure that there is no reoccurrence”

dailytrust Saturday, April 18, 2020 4:05:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

dailytimes-NG Saturday, April 18, 2020 3:08:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

dailytrust Saturday, April 18, 2020 2:31:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I also told him that Nigerians are not being served when they go to restaurants and to shopping malls and so forth. I told him that such was totally unacceptable and something needed to be done,”

thenewsnigeria Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:22:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "There were videos circulating on social media of very disturbing scenes and incidents involving Nigerians in the city of Guangzhou"

waltainfo Friday, April 17, 2020 8:53:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, we would’ve to do it in a staggered fashion and together with the NEMA and the Ministry of Health, we would’ve to come to an agreement to be bringing (them) back according to the numbers of beds and so forth that are available. We’ve now identified and we can go on with process. We are almost ready to go,”

dailytrust Friday, April 17, 2020 5:06:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “They would be brought in batches according to the number of isolation facilities available, in order not to congest the centres,”

thenationonlineng Thursday, April 16, 2020 9:54:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “However, it was misinterpreted by some of the Nigerians and Africans,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:13:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “I am happy to say that we have re-established and stabilized the situation together with the Chinese Government,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, April 16, 2020 7:13:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

thenationonlineng Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:32:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "There were videos circulating on social media of very disturbing scenes and incidents involving Nigerians in the city of Guangzhou"

aljazeera-en Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:39:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

pulse Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Now, it was misinterpreted it appeared, by some of the Nigerians and Africans who could not understand why it seemed to be selective and targeting only themselves,”

premiumtimesng Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It should be noted that medical experts have advised that it is better for individuals to remain where they are, as people travelling from one place to another stand a higher risk of getting infected with COVID-19,”

dailytrust Thursday, April 9, 2020 7:43:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “So, we are still waiting to confirm the entire number in the end. We’ll then work out the logistics on how to bring them back,”

dailytrust Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:59:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Energy Agency ) : “Our Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna has been able to secure from the International Atomic Energy Agency a donation of 80,000 Euros worth of medical equipment and supplies to assist in our Covid19 response,” “We have sent communications to all our Embassies and Missions to ascertain if and how many Nigerians want to return home because of COVID19. As soon as we collate the numbers, we will start looking at evacuation modalities where necessary,”

dailytrust Saturday, April 4, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Energy Agency ) : “Our Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna has been able to secure from the International Atomic Energy Agency a donation of 80,000 Euros worth of medical equipment and supplies to assist in our Covid-19 response,”

dailytrust Friday, April 3, 2020 9:57:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is basically a case where people are more familiar with the health system in their various countries and so prefer to go to the various countries so in the event that they might have to be confined, they would be in more familiar surroundings and they would also have access to medical practitioners and facilities that they are used to,” “So, that is really the reason. And you will find that a large number of those countries evacuating citizens, that their heads of mission and ambassadors and other staff are still here in Nigeria and there are no plans of leaving,”

dailypost Friday, April 3, 2020 8:27:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama stated ( about Energy Agency ) : “Our Permanent Representative to the UN has been able to secure from the International Atomic Energy Agency a donation of 80,000 Euros worth of medical equipment and supplies to assist in our Covid19 response”

tribuneonlineng Friday, April 3, 2020 8:19:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We are in touch with foreign countries and learning from them … we are also engaging countries on some equipment that we don’t have,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1:42:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama , that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

pulse Monday, March 30, 2020 3:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

ngrguardiannews Monday, March 30, 2020 2:50:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

guardian-ng Monday, March 30, 2020 2:25:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Geoffrey Onyeama ) : ”It has come to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that a fabricated and malicious report is circulating in social and print media. “Alleging that the two claimed cases of Covid-19 recently reported in Enugu were the Minister and his Personal Assistant. The Minister and his aide were in Abuja at all material times. Read Also: “Furthermore, the Minister is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and all the members were recently tested and all found to be negative. “The authors of this act are well known as is their motive; to embarrass and spread alarm and panic during a national emergency. “To curb this kind of criminal behaviour, the matter has been brought to the attention of the law enforcement agencies for investigation and severe sanctions as deterrence in future,”

thenationonlineng Monday, March 30, 2020 2:00:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama added : “Recent reforms in the judicial sector have also strengthened the Rule of Law, Access to Justice and Human Rights, and the right to be protected.”

dailypost Wednesday, February 26, 2020 9:05:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We are building human rights desks in the Ministry of Defence and other security agencies, to promote the culture of human rights in the various security agencies, ”

pulse Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:18:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We are building human rights desks in the Ministry of Defence and other security agencies, to promote the culture of human rights in the various security agencies,”

nan Wednesday, February 19, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the US,”

pri Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:41:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Nothing has changed in respect of Nigeria’s position”

thenationonlineng Tuesday, February 11, 2020 7:31:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Commission ) : "But really have to say, Mr. Secretary, that we do appreciate very much and value very much the cooperation between our two countries in very important areas for us. And the Binational Commission, we've identified a very clear basis to move that on and progress, and we really look forward to seeing a lot of gains, win-wins, for our two countries," "And we are moving in the right direction, and we feel that we are ready for business and certainly hope that, again, with our partners in the U.S. that we will be able to attract more investment"

allafrica Sunday, February 9, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we have actually started working on all them," "It is actually very straightforward and it was very gratifying to come here and meet with US officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind it,"

allafrica Sunday, February 9, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We look forward to being taken off this visa restriction list,"

allafrica Sunday, February 9, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama noted : "Essentially, there were security measures that were taken with regards to electronic [and] lost and stolen passports,"

aljazeera-en Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:50:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We're putting in place the architecture that will now make the information and the data on [travelers] immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol, and we hope to have that up and running very soon,"

globalsecurity Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:53:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Of course there are some challenges we face. One of them is phytosanitary challenges with regards to our agricultural products. We hope to work with the US to work through that so that we don’t face market access issues,”

authorityngr Thursday, February 6, 2020 5:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

thenationonlineng Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama added : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the US. However, we know — and US officials have also confirmed — that we have been able to tick most of those boxes regarding security concerns,”

workpermit Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:12:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Once we have satisfied all US security concerns, hopefully Nigeria will be removed from the visa restriction list”

workpermit Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:12:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

tribuneonlineng Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:39:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them,” “It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to US officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this”

eyewitness-news Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that – the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,”

eyewitness-news Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the U.S.,”

pulse Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Hopefully, once that has been achieved, we look forward to being taken off this visa restriction list,”

pulse Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Nigeria has room to grow in sharing important national security information. I am optimistic that’s going to happen”

pulse Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

modernghana Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:18:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

guardian-ng Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

independent-UG Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government,” “It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win”

independent-UG Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them," "It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this"

reuters-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:47:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that – the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,"

reuters-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:47:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them,” “It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this”

standardmedia Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,”

standardmedia Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We’ve identified all those requirements and we had actually started working on all them,” “It was very gratifying to come here, speaking to U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind this”

GulfDailyNews Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:50:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “With regards to lost and stolen passports, we’re putting in place the architecture that will now make that the information and the data on that - immediately available to the U.S. and all the member states, member countries of Interpol,”

GulfDailyNews Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:50:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

digitaljournal Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:59:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:34:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government,” “It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, February 5, 2020 8:34:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, February 5, 2020 6:59:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

vanguardngr Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:08:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government,” “It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win”

vanguardngr Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:08:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama told : “We were somewhat blindsided with the announcement of the visa restrictions by the U.S.,”

nytimes Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “Hopefully, once that has been achieved, we look forward to being taken off this visa restriction list,”

nytimes Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “causes of disquiet amongst our partners,”

nytimes Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

afp-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:06:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "has made the fight against corruption one of the real key areas and priorities of the government," "It has not been easy, but it is one that we are determined to win"

afp-en Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:06:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we have actually started working on all them," "It is actually very straightforward and it was very gratifying to come here and meet with US officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind it,"

ahram-EN Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

brownsvilleherald Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:05:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

ibtimes Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:44:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We've identified all those requirements and we have actually started working on all them," "It is actually very straightforward and it was very gratifying to come here and meet with U.S. officials and to understand more clearly the reasoning behind it,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:20:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

digitaljournal Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

click2houston Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:12:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,”

alarabiya-en Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

news4jax Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

timesdaily Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:06:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

pulse Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:05:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

seattlepi Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:59:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have identified all those requirements, we had actually started working on all of them,”

clickondetroit Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:51:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : "We were somewhat blindsided by the announcement of the visa restrictions,"

afp-en Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:48:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is also for your own safety and the safety of your colleagues,”

dailytrust Friday, January 17, 2020 5:34:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “It is also to become a prime mover in providing skills and promoting good governance,”

guardian-ng Monday, January 6, 2020 7:07:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “This calls for action to mitigate potentially negative consequences of nuclear weapons”

vanguardngr Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:09:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Lake Chad ) : “Like the G5 Sahel and the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad region,”

nta-ng Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “As we continue to make concerted efforts towards combating corruption, we urge our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean and Pacific, as well as our European partners to cooperate in building strong institutions to tackle the scourge of corruption,”

nta-ng Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well, but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:05:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Lake Chad ) : “Like the G5 Sahel and the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad region,”

nan Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “As we continue to make concerted efforts towards combating corruption, we urge our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean and Pacific, as well as our European partners to cooperate in building strong institutions to tackle the scourge of corruption,”

nan Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:43:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well, but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

vanguardngr Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:38:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well ,but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:45:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “We have relations in the oil and gas sector and agriculture as well ,but we can do a lot more and we are delighted that there is a business group that has come with you from Brazil to explore possibilities,”

nan Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:35:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said ( about Lake Chad ) : “Like the G5 Sahel and the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad region,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “As we continue to make concerted efforts towards combating corruption, we urge our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean and Pacific, as well as our European partners to cooperate in building strong institutions to tackle the scourge of corruption,”

dailytimes-NG Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:46:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “This calls for action to mitigate potential negative consequences of nuclear weapons”

onlinenigeria Wednesday, December 11, 2019 3:11:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama said : “The patrol team is to agree on the modality to carry out its operation and recommend a date for the opening of the borders,”

northafricapost Monday, November 18, 2019 6:28:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama déclaré : "L'impasse parlementaire doit être résolue politiquement et non juridiquement"

french-news Wednesday, May 1, 2019 5:28:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama affirmé : "Le nouveau gouvernement devrait entrer en fonction le plus tôt possible afin de sortir le pays de cette situation"

french-news Wednesday, May 1, 2019 5:28:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama disse : “Estamos aqui para discutir com todas as partes para encontrar uma solução e um consenso para que o país possa avançar”

voaportugues Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:52:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama estimé : "L'impasse parlementaire doit être résolue politiquement et non juridiquement"

french.china.org.cn Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:38:00 AM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama déclaré : "L'impasse parlementaire doit être résolue politiquement et non juridiquement"

french.china.org.cn Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:06:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama affirmé : "Le nouveau gouvernement devrait entrer en fonction le plus tôt possible afin de sortir le pays de cette situation"

french.china.org.cn Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:06:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama afirmou : “Que os equipamentos fornecidos funcionam bem e serão fiáveis para criar a máxima confiança do povo da Guiné-Bissau neste processo eleitoral e assegurar que a CEDEAO continua comprometida”

ptjornal Wednesday, December 12, 2018 8:00:00 PM EAT

Geoffrey Onyeama afirmou : "determinada em encontrar uma solução pacífica que respeite a Constituição da Gâmbia e que reflita a vontade do povo"

deutschewelle-pt_BR Saturday, January 14, 2017 4:44:00 PM EAT