DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous  The High Commissioner of Nigeria to Australia and the Pacific Region ,Amb. Anderson N.Madubike,has again noted the need for African countries to deepen trade engagements with Australia. This, he added, would make for a win-win situation in relations between the countries of the two regions. Amb. Madubike, who stated the above in Canberra, Australia,on Monday during a dinner he organised for the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Nigerian-born Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and members of her delegation,who were on an official visit to Australia,added that Africa and Australia must strive to realize the potential each of the regions possessed in trade,raw materials and in other areas like education and cultural exchange. The Nigerian Envoy also noted that Africa still lags behind in both trade relations and in other areas of foreign policy engagements,hence the need to close the yawning gap to realize better results. Dr.Ngozi Okonjo-...

Daily Rendezvous - Seeks Country's Closer Co-operation with Nigeria The need for closer ties and co-operation as catalysts for peace and development among the nations of the world has again been emphasised. Speaking at Port Vila, Vanuatu over the weekend during the presentation of his Letters of Credence to His Excellency, President Nikenike Vurobaravu of the Republic of Vanuatu, the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Australia and the Pacific Region, Amb. Anderson N.Madubike, said his mission on the entire continent was to present to the countries of the region the many opportunities for mutual growth and development,which Nigeria with its over 200 million strong population and its abundant natural resources presents. He said his experience since arriving Australia and the region as a whole was the apparent paucity of information that exists across the continent on Nigeria and its investment opportunities and economic potential. While pointing out that he was working hard...

Daily Rendezvous - Investment Information Provided on the Numerous Investment Opportunities that Exist Between Nigeria Nigeria and Australia -  It's a Win-win for Nigeria and the Pacific Region, Stakeholders Insist A one-day Nigeria-Australia Business Summit last week ended in Melbourne, Australia,with a call on participants and business stakeholders across the globe to take advantage of Nigeria's large population, economic size as well as its growing middle class to put the country on the front burner as an investment hub on the African continent,being also the continent's largest economy and country. Speaking at the summit,the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Australia and the Pacific Region,Amb. Anderson N. Madubike urged investors at the event to consider investing in Nigeria,while revealing that the country has one of the fastest returns on investments globally. He also told the Australian authorities that there was paucity of information on both the Austral...

Daily Rendezvous  Ambassador Anderson Madubike has again assured of his readiness to deepen diplomatic and economic ties between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.  Madubike said he will do his best to immediately attend to all issues involving Nigerians in the region, especially in relation to Consular matters. Ambassador Anderson said he would work assiduously to enhance all forms of bilateral relations that would ensure that Nigeria and her host countries in the region achieve maximum benefits in all areas where each country has comparative advantage over the others. Speaking at a reception held in his honour, Sunday, May 29th,by the Nigerian Association in Canberra, Australia, a part of the region over which he superintendents as Nigeria's High Commissioner, Madubike identified the huge potential education in the region holds for the youth of Nigeria and paid glowing tributes to what has been achieved...

Daily Rendezvous Nigeria Needs Leaders with Empathy– Nigerian Students in Australia Ahead of 2023, Nigerian students in Australia have said that what Nigeria needs now are leaders who are men and women of great empathy. Defining empathy as the ability to understand and relate to the emotions of another, as well as the ability to demonstrate that you know what the other person feels and is going through, the students said it was the most revered trait leaders could demonstrate at this material time in Nigeria when the nation is experiencing daunting challenges. In a statement released by the President of Nigerian Students in Australia, Tochukwu Onah and made available to some media houses in Nigeria, the students urged leaders and intending leaders in the country to emulate the Nigerian Ambassador to Australia, Anderson Madubike who they described as “an embodiment of empathy and a diplomat worthy of celebration.” Onah noted that since Madubike’s appointment as Nigeria Ambas...

Daily Rendezvous BY His Excellency Ambassador Anderson N  Madubike I arrived in Canberra, Australia on 19th May 2022 to commence my tour of duty as the High Commissioner of Nigeria to the commonwealth of Australia, with concurrent accreditation to New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. During this period, the world was of course experiencing its largest disruption since World War Il in every facet of human endeavour, the Covid-19 pandemic.  The pandemic has therefore caused damaging effects on economies and public life. While many countries in the world are facing severe dilemma and difficulties on revitalizing their national economies, developing economies most of whom are not particularly benefiting from the global economy are completely overwhelmed. With this background on my mind, I set out to plan on how best to broaden the bilateral relations between Nigeria and Australia and the other nations in the Pacific Region. The fact is that trade relations ...

Daily Rendezvous - Nigeria Blessed with Human and Natural Resources-Madubike Nigeria's High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Australia,, Amb. Anderson Madubike,  has described Nigeria as a country blessed with both human and natural resources and that Nigeria has the potential to be a world leader in many fields of human endeavour. The nation's Envoy to Australia, made this known in Suva, Republic of Fiji,when he presented his credentials to President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, the President of the Republic of Fiji, Tuesday, 22 March 2022. Madubike, said Nigerians are highly educated, enterprising and mobile people who love to travel around the world and leave positive footprints wherever they find themselves.  While paying glowing tributes to the people of Fiji, whom he described as peace-loving,orderly and quite proud of their cultural heritage, said that this could be a veritable tool for engagement and relations with the people of Nigeria, apart fr...