Embassy of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria
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2597 LL, The Hague
The Netherlands.

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CHORONOLOGICAL SYNOPSIS OF H.E ENGAGEMENTS IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS

  • PRESENTATION OF LETTER OF ACCREDITATION TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS (OPCW) -AMBASSADOR DR.  ROGELIO PFIRTER ON 30TH MAY 2008. AS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. (ELECTED IN TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE OPCW AND VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BUREAU).

 

  • PRESENTATION OF LETTER OF CREDENCE TO HER ROYAL MAJESTY QUEEN BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS ON 18THJUNE 2008. IN AUDIENCE AT THE COURT OF NOORDEINDE PALACE AS THE AMBASSADOR EXTRA ORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO THE ROYAL KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.

 

  • LED THE NIGERIAN DELEGATION TO THE 53RD SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE OPCW WHICH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 24-27 JUNE2008. PRESENTED A STATEMENT TO THE COUNCIL DURING THE MEETING.

 

 

  • ATTENDED 10TH YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE ROME STATUTE ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) ON THE 3RD JULY 2008.

 

 

  • MEETING WITH NIGERIANS IN NORTH HOLLAND ON 12TH JULY, 2008 IN AMSTERDAM AND THE LAUNCHING OF THE ID CARD PROJECT OF THE NIGERIA EMBASSY.

 

  • ORGANIZED AND LED ECONOMIC MISSION COMPRISING MORE THAN FIFTEEN DUTCH COMPANIES TO NIGERIA. BETWEEN 9-15 AUGUST, 2008.

 

 

  • VISITED THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE COMMON FUNDS FOR COMMODITIES (CFC), AMBASSADOR DR. ALI MUCHUNO AND SOME SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF THE FUND AT AMSTERDAM ON 28TH AUGUST 2008.

 

  • VISITED SHELL INSTALLATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS ON 3RD SEPTEMBER, 2008.MET MR. BASIL OMIYI, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN NIGERIA AND COUNTRY CHAIRMAN OF THE NIGERIA/NETHERLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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  • ATTENDED THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ON 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2008. MET THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT, JUDGE ROSALYN HIGGINS.

 

 

  • MEETING WITH NIGERIANS IN SOUTH HOLLAND ON 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2008.

 

 

  • ATTENDED THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON SEA DUMPED CHEMICAL WEAPONS ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2008 IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA.                                  

 

 

  • THE 48TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT NATION NIGERIA WAS HELD ON THE 4TH OCTOBER 2008 AT THE CROWN PLAZA, THE HAGUE.

 

 

  • KWARA FOOTBALL ACADEMY TOURS EUROPE FROM 5TH -26TH OCTOBER, 2008.  THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACADEMY, MR. CLEMENT WESTERHOFF WITH 26 YOUNG PLAYERS OF THE KFA AND 2 OFFICIALS OF THE ACADEMY. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS WAS TO PLAY FRIENDLY FOOTBALL MATCHES IN EUROPE.

 

  • ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE FOR YOUNG ENTERPRENUERS ON AFRICA (YEFA) AT DELFT UNIVERSITY, DELFT ON 11TH OCTOBER, 2008.

 

  • LED THE DELEGATION TO THE 54TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC54) OF OPCW. PARTICIPATED ACTIVELY AND GOT NOMINATED AS ONE OF THE MEMBER S OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PROGRAMME FOR AFRICA BY THE AFRICAN STATES PARTIES. BETWEEN 14 - 17TH OCTOBER, 2008.

 

  • ATTENDED CONFERENCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE WITH THE THEME ‘MOBILIZING THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE ECONOMY IN AFRICA ORGANIZED IN AMSTERDAM ON 23RD OCTOBER, 2008  IN CONJUCTION WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NETHERLANDS , KWARA STATE GOVERNMENT  AND HYGIA NIGERIA LIMITED.

 

  • LED THE NIGERIAN DELEGATION TO THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ROME TREATY OF THE ICC WHICH WAS HELD IN THE HAGUE FROM 14TH – 22ND NOVEMBER, 2008.

 

  • LED THE NIGERIAN DELEGATION TO THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES OF THE OPCW WHICH WAS OPENED ON 2ND DECEMBER 2008. BY TH CHAIRPERSON OF THE TWELFTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE, AMBASSADOR ABUELGASIM IDRIS OF SUDAN.

 

 

  • PARTICIPATED IN THE RESUMED SEVENTH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN NEW YORK FROM 19TH- 23RD JANUARY 2009.

 

  • HOSTED THE DELEGATION LED BY THE DEPUTY SENATE PRESIDENT H.E MR. IKE EKWEREMADU, TO THE NETHERLANDS FROM 6TH – 9TH FEBRUARY,2009.

 

  • ATTENDED THE SECOND RESUMED SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT FROM 9TH - 13TH FEBRUARY 2009.

 

  • LED THE NIGERIAN DELEGATION TO THE 55TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC55) OF THE ORGANIXATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS WHICH WAS HELD FROM 17-20 FEBRUARY 2009 IN THE HAGUE.

 

 

  • HOSTED CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO – IN HIS CAPACITY AS SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATION ON THE 16TH MARCH 2009. 

  • HOSTED NAPTIP MEMBERS WHO VISITED NETHERLANDS FOR THEIR PROGRAMME ON 2ND JUNE, 2009.

  • INITIATED AND EXECUTED THE NETHERLANDS 2009 BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT FORUM FOR GOVERNORS WHICH WAS HELD AT KURHAUS HOTEL IN THE HAGUE FROM THE 22ND – 26TH JUNE, 2009.

  • HOSTED THE FIRST LADY OF KWARA BARRISTER TOYIN SARAKI DURING HER VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE HOMELAND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN IN INTERNATIONAL  ORGANIZATIONS  IN THE NETHERLANDS  ON 30TH JUNE 2009.

 

 

  • HOSTED THE NIGERIAN GOVERNORS WIVES WHO VISITED THE NETHERLANDS ON THE SEMINAR AND EXCURSION ORGANIZED BY GENDER WATER ALLIANCE, WHICH THE CLOSING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE EMBASSY OF NIGERIA IN THE HAGUE ON THE 20TH AUGUST, 2009.

  • ATTENDED THE REGIONAL SEMINAR OF NIGERIA’S HEAD OF MISSIONS AT VIENNA, AUSTRIA BETWEEN 25TH-27TH SEPTEMBER,2009.  THE THEME IS EUROPE AND NIGERIA FROM CLIENTILISM TO PARTNERSHIP.

  • HOSTED VISITORS FROM FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ON WORKSHOP AND SEMINAR BETWEEN 25TH AND 30TH SEPTEMBER 2009.

  • ATTENDED THE MEETING OF SPECIAL COURT OF ARBITRATION ON BUDGET ON 29TH SEPT.2009.

  • ORGANIZED THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA ON OCTOBER 6TH,2009.

  • HOSTED THE VISITING COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF NIGERIA IMMIGRATION-MR CHUKWURAH UDEH BETWEEN 3RD TO 7TH NOVEMBER, 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 



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