DAILY RENDEZVOUS

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 ...