Nigeria is now one of just six African nations to have gained the "Category 1" status from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, allowing domestic carriers to apply to operate direct flights to the United States with their own aircraft..."This achievement is an important milestone for Nigeria and U.S.-Nigeria bilateral relations," U.S. Ambassador Robin Sanders said at a news conference, adding the move was the culmination of years of work between the two nations.

No fewer than 120 selected African youths, including three Nigerians, will participate in the United States President Barrack Obama’s 2010 Forum with Young African Leaders in Washington DC, in August, APA learns here.

In a bid to use the arts and culture effectively in global diplomatic roles, Nigeria is planning to set up cultural centres in such countries as U.S.A., China and Brazil.

In the past, most airline companies were created by the state and consequently distilled a sense of national pride. In fact, for many years no nation could graduate as a “real” country unless it had its own national carrier.

Lagos — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia has said he will not jettison the Citizen Diplomacy policy started by his predecessor, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, since he sees the present administration as a continuation of the previous one.

Nigeria has done the best it can for Ghana in its 'Big-Brother' role in Africa and under its centerpiece and neighbourhood diplomacy...But there are disturbing reports from Ghana about increasing hostility towards Nigerians.

The role of arts journalists in advancing Nigeria’s global relations was the focus of a workshop themed ‘Journalism and Cultural Diplomacy,’ organised by the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), on Wednesday, May 19.

Organised by the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), the event provided a forum for arts, culture and tourism journalists of several persuasions in the print and electronic media to rub minds on how to use their endeavour to projecct the socio-cultural cohesion and international diplomatic profile of Nigeria.