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NTAC DG Yusuf Buba Yakub, to Deliver Lecture, Receive Award at Diplomatic Digest Anniversary in Abuja

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Joel Ajayi

All is set for the 5th Anniversary Lecture, Awards, and Dinner of Diplomatic Digest Magazine, scheduled to take place today Thursday, at the prestigious NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja.

The high-profile event will bring together key members of the Diplomatic Community in Nigeria’s capital, with the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, attending as Special Guest of Honour.

Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, will feature as Guest Lecturer, while former head of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, Chief Kingsley Kuku, will serve as Chairman of the occasion.

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Chief Kennedy Peretei, in a telephone interview, assured both Nigerian and foreign dignitaries of a well-organized and impactful event.

He noted that the celebration aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda to reposition Nigeria for greater global recognition and influence.

“From the choice of venue to the quality of the lecture and the security arrangements, everything is in place to ensure a smooth and memorable ceremony,” Peretei affirmed. He also expressed gratitude to supporters of the magazine, highlighting that Diplomatic Digest has, over five years, earned a firm place in the media space both locally and internationally.

The NTAC DG is expected to speak on the topic: “The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps and President Tinubu’s 4-D Foreign Policy: The Journey So Far.”

Among the distinguished awardees at the event is the First Lady of Kwara State, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, who, along with two others, will receive the Diplomatic Service Award for her outstanding contributions and commitment to impactful service within the diplomatic space.

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Tin City Warms Up for President Tinubu as North Central Embraces Renewed Hope

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By Sunday Dare

When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu berths on the plains and rolling hills that dominate the Jos landscape tomorrow, he will meet a people resourceful, friendly and resilient but weighed down by conflict, yet unbowed by adversity.

So, tommorrow, national attention turns to the Plateau- a locale laden with history and rich with potential. From the tin mines that gave the city of Jos its name, to the Irish potato, strawberry farms and beetroot plantations that dot its landscape, Jos remains a land of promise—truly the Home of Peace and Tourism.

Jos is also deeply woven into Nigeria’s political history. Plateau is home to towering figures such as Generals JD Gomwalk, Yakubu Gowon, John Shagaya, Joshua Dogoyaro, and Jerry Useni. Solomon Lar, Senator Ibrahim Mantu and numerous others also stand tall in the annals Plateau political history.

Jos was also the rallying ground of the famed Langtang Mafia—a group of influential military officers from Langtang in Plateau State who, at the height of their power, played a significant role in Nigeria’s political and military affairs.

The story of Jos is both exciting and excruciating. The city lost its innocence some two and a half decades ago, when the popular Terminus Market was reduced to rubble through acts of arson and looting.

Thus at the turn of the millennium by 2001, Jos—and by extension, Plateau—was thrown into a cycle of unending conflict. Ethnic tensions, clothed in religious garb, tore through the city and spread across the state, dragging Jos into an abyss of violence, almost of Kigali proportions. Peace gave way to war, and tourism jaunts became undertakings to the undertaker.

Yet Jos has never surrendered. Every time it is written off, it rises again—scarred, but resilient. With its multi-ethnic, multi-religious fabric, the Plateau continues to trudge on in pursuit of peace, development, and egalitarian ideals.

It was here, in Jos, that Nigeria’s democratic resurgence was birthed. The historic SDP convention, where late General Shehu Yar’Adua and Chief Moshood Abiola held sway, took place in this city. Jos gave political life to Abiola, our hero of democracy in 1992

Now, thirty three years later, another hero of democracy and of the June 12 struggle returns to the Plateau. President Tinubu’s return and visit to Plateau State is not just to honor the transition to glory of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the mother of the APC National Chairman.

It is a visit that carries deeper meaning—one of empathy, solidarity, and renewed hope for a people who have endured decades of turmoil. It is a mission to preach peace, console the bereaved, bind wounds, and assure Plateau of its central place in the Nigerian project.

Mr President comes not just to mourn, but to reconnect. He comes to parley with the North Central, to commiserate with a people who have suffered, and to extend the hand of renewed hope. That Renewed Hope is laying a solid foundation as evidenced by Naira at N1,455 per dollar, rising Foreign Reserves at $43bn, Trade surplus heading for N25tr. Revenues up 411% and Inflation down to about 20 per cent. Over 600,000 students benefiting from NELFUND.

This visit is more than ceremonial. It is a journey into the very soul of a people who have known pain, yet remain resilient; a land scarred by conflict, yet still brimming with hope and promise. As the Tin City opens its arms, Jos will not just receive the President—it will receive a message of solidarity, healing, and renewal.

Tomorrow is about remembering the glorious past, confronting the present, and charting a path to a peaceful and prosperous Plateau within a united Nigeria. With President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Jos once again stands at the intersection of history and destiny.

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