Foreign Affairs Minister Receives Apostolic Nuncio
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu on Friday, April 17, 2026, met with the Apostolic Nuncio and Ambassador of the Holy See to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Crotty, in her office.
The Minister of State reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to fostering cordial and mutually beneficial relations with the Holy See, under the Holy Father’s leadership, especially in the areas of Interreligious Dialogue, Health, Culture, Education, Pilgrimage, Tourism, Migration and Counter-terrorism.
She highlighted the efforts of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu in strengthening the country’s democracy and repositioning its economy.
The Minister further debunked the exaggeration of Nigeria’s security situation in the international media, especially the issue of Christian genocide when actually, the attacks were not on any particular sect or religion. She stated that insecurity in the country was being addressed.
She expressed the Federal Government’s appreciation on the various efforts by the Vatican to ensure world peace.
