{"id":57422,"date":"2024-12-01T19:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57422"},"modified":"2024-12-01T19:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:46:38","slug":"tinubu-to-co-chair-nigeria-south-africa-bi-national-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/01\/tinubu-to-co-chair-nigeria-south-africa-bi-national-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu to Co-Chair Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Cynthia Abah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The high-profile session, scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, follows a ministerial meeting set for December 2 at the South African Parliament Building.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the two leaders will engage in discussions addressing bilateral, regional, and global issues of shared interest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They will also assess progress since their previous engagements, including the 10th BNC session held in Abuja in November 2021 and their last meeting in Johannesburg in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 11th BNC will feature deliberations by eight working groups focusing on areas such as trade and investment, defense and security, migration, energy, banking, and social development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), and agreements are expected to be finalized, underscoring the Commission&#8217;s mission to deepen collaboration across key sectors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1999, the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission aims to strengthen partnerships in diplomacy, trade, security, and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s session holds special significance as it marks the Commission\u2019s 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Tinubu, leading a high-level delegation of governors, ministers, and senior officials, is expected to return to Nigeria after the meeting&#8217;s conclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cynthia Abah &nbsp; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. &nbsp; The high-profile session, scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, follows a ministerial meeting set for December 2 at the South African Parliament Building. &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":57423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57424,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57422\/revisions\/57424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}