A Visionary Leader in Health and Public Service

About Me


Biography of Dr. Nuruddeen Muhammad MBBS (BUK), MWACP, FMCPsych (Nigeria), MSc GHD (UCL)

Professional Summary

A Nigerian physician–diplomat, former cabinet minister, and social entrepreneur with 20+ years at the nexus of government leadership, electoral politics, international development & diplomacy, global health and grassroots development. Appointed at 34 as Nigeria’s youngest federal minister since 1999; led peace, security, and development negotiations across Africa; managed $250M+ in assistance; represented Nigeria at the UN, AU, ECOWAS, and other multilateral organizations; and advanced health, communications, and regional integration agendas. Founder/CEO of Unik Impact Foundation and Founder/Chairman of Sawaba FM Radio—delivering equitable access to health, education, livelihoods, and civic empowerment in some of the world’s poorest communities.

Dr Muhammad brings together a strategic blend of political acumen, local insights, medical expertise, and diplomatic experience in addressing complex challenges in global health, governance, and sustainable development.

Early Life, Education & Medical Career

Born on 20 August 1976 in Hadejia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad’s early experiences with malaria inspired his pursuit of medicine. He obtained his MBBS from Bayero University Kano (2003), where again, his interest in the wider social and political determinants of health began. He completed his internship at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and fulfilled his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the Osun State Government House Clinic (2004–2005).

He practiced as a Medical Officer at a rural hospital in his native Jigawa and later in pediatrics at the Federal Medical Center, Birnin Kudu. It was there that his conviction to participate in improving the health of his people beyond the confines of the clinical settings grew. In 2006, he began postgraduate training in psychiatry at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, earning the Membership of the West African College of Physicians (MWACP, 2009) and the Fellowship of the Nigerian National Postgraduate Medical College (FMCPsych) with a dissertation on depression among HIV/AIDS patients.

The COVID-19 pandemic focused his attention further on global health inequalities, which he bemoaned in an Op-ed in 2020 “The Rich Also Cry,” emphasizing Nigeria’s as well as the global south’s acute challenges and vulnerabilities to the viral disease. He accordingly earned an MSc in Global Health and Development from University College London (UCL) in 2025, with interest in health inequalities, vaccination programs, and health system strengthening. His clinical career also included service with Médecins Sans Frontières (2009–2011), where he was part of a team that provided comprehensive treatment for Vesico-Vaginal fistula (VVF) patients.

Transition to Politics & Public Service

Caught between the goals of social and professional evolution, Dr. Muhammad founded the Jigawa Development Network (JIDEN) in 2007 as a civil society platform to mobilize youth for statewide development. His political breakthrough came in 2011, when at the age of 34, President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, making him the youngest federal cabinet member since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.

In this role, he provided executive leadership in foreign policy, conflict resolution, and international cooperation. In 2014, following a cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Minister of Information, where he supervised national media agencies, expanded digital broadcasting reforms, and licensed over 100 private media outlets, advancing transparency and inclusion.

He resigned in 2015 to run for elective office in Jigawa State and has since remained engaged in grassroots politics, contesting the Jigawa Northeast Senatorial seat in 2023. His political ideas have consistently focused on local issues such as poverty, illiteracy, disease, and empowerment, challenges he had encountered throughout his medical career. This blended career and resolve have over the years proven his calling to unforeseen platforms on high-level politics.

International Development, Security & Conflict Mediation, Multilateral Diplomacy, and Regional Leadership

As Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Muhammad oversaw all African matters, including oversight in all regional and continental organizations, development cooperation, collective defense and security matters, bilateral relations, peace, mediation and conflict resolutions, Technical Aid Corp (TAC), and the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA). In this capacity, has represented Nigeria at the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU), the ECOWAS, and beyond, leading landmark peace negotiations, key international development funding, sustainable south-south partnerships, and strategic security and humanitarian interventions. Notable achievements include:

  • International Development Cooperation and Funding:

–     Supervised the strategic allocation and disbursement of approximately $250M in      international development and cooperation funding, facilitating impactful initiatives across Africa through his leadership of the Nigeria’s ECOWAS National Unit

– Renegotiated Nigeria’s $10M Technical Cooperation Fund with the African Development Bank enhancing various partnerships across Africa

  • Mediation: Chief ECOWAS Mediator in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, facilitating return to constitutional order and deployment of African and ECOWAS military missions.
  • UN Engagement: These milestones facilitated Nigeria’s re-election to the UN Security Council almost back-to-back in (2014–2015).
  • Cross-border Security Cooperation:
  • Secured funding and monitored the implementation of the Nigeria-Niger Joint Border Patrol
  • Secured funding for the operationalization of the Lake Chad Basin Commission’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) involved in joint operations against Boko Haram in the Basin area
  • Global Health Leadership:
  • Mobilized and disbursed $4.5M as Nigeria’s Ebola response package across Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, including direct support to the West African Health Organization (WAHO).
  • Co-hosting the 2013 AU Summit on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis in Abuja, where African leaders pledged 15% national health funding commitments
  • South- South Cooperation: Expanded the Technical Aid Corps to more African, Caribbean, and Pacific nations.
  • Maritime Security:
  • Facilitated the 2013 Yaoundé Summit on piracy, strengthening Gulf of Guinea security.
  • Led Nigeria and the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe to sign bilateral agreement for improved security in the Joint Development Zone (JDZ)
  • Environmental Diplomacy: Oversaw Nigeria’s participation in the wider Lake Chad Basin Commission initiative to recharge Lake Chad, tackle desertification, address drought, and reduce transnational criminal activities in the Basin.
  • Bilateral Diplomacy: Facilitated and signed bilateral agreements with about 20 African countries in areas of trade, economic, defense, airspace, consular, and cultural, educational and scientific cooperations.

Dr. Muhammad’s diplomatic footprint is vast, marked by extensive international travel to over 100 high-level conferences, including summits, UNGA and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sessions, AU-ECOWAS meetings, special assignments, and as a special envoy to various African leaders.

Minister of Information, Government Spokesperson, Strategic Communications & Governance

Brought diplomatic and communication skills to bear at interface between Federal Ministry of Information and citizenry during tensed 2015 election period, helping deescalate tension in build-up to general elections. Also organized and chaired the 2015 National Council on Information with theme ‘Information Management During Electioneering Campaign’; which brought together information managers and stakeholders from across country, contributing to a peaceful and compliant posture throughout elections and transition.

He addressed a successful World Press conference in December 2014 to put outgoing year into perspective and lay plans for election year amidst heightened local and international concerns about the Boko Haram insurgency and a charged transition period. He re-echoed President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to conduct free, fair, and credible election even if it would cost him the election. He supervised the regulatory works by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) enabling President to approve over 100 private radio and television licenses after years of moratorium, opening communication space and deepening transparency, citizen participation, and accessibility to information across the country during a crucial campaign period.

Grassroots Development, Social Entrepreneurship & Humanitarian Work

After his government service, Dr. Muhammad founded the Unik Impact Foundation www.unikimpact.foundation – (2015–present) and Sawaba FM Radio www.sawabafm.com – (2017–present), both based in Hadejia, Jigawa State. These grassroots initiatives focus on transformative opportunities in health, development, and political and social changes – opportunities he believes shapes his own path – in the underserved communities of one of the world’s poorest regions threatened by widespread conflicts.

 The foundation has:

  • Conducted medical outreaches in various communities to improve access to health in various underserved communities
  • Constructed a 50-bed child nutrition and immunization ward at Hadejia General Hospital.
  • Donated dialysis equipment to hospitals in Jigawa and Kano.
  • Provided humanitarian assistance during floods disasters
  • Built a community school in Hadejia Jigawa State.
  • Sponsored 50+ orphans in school, with a focus on girls and other vulnerable children.
  • Lead environmental sustainability campaigns through tree planting campaigns in various parts of Jigawa State.
  • Champions radio advocacy campaigns involving climate issues, health education, and gender empowerment.
  • Conducts population-based research to generate evidence at community level.
  • Ongoing project: Enhancing Collective Efficacy for Social Control, Safety, Health &Development in the Hausa Communities of Northern Nigeria (TILAS). A community led initiative focusing on collaborative governance and community resilience to reduce inequalities and promote sustainable development and peace in Northwestern Nigeria.

Meanwhile Sawaba FM Sawaba Radio has evolved into a frontline civic and social development platform in Jigawa, where up to 7 million listeners and voices from across the state and beyond connect to educate, inform, and entertain.

Its dedicated programs – transmitted mostly in the dominant Hausa language in the region – on women empowerment and gender issues, religion and social development, countering violent extremism, societal reorientation, health promotion and disease prevention, environmental protection, youth development, economic empowerment and self-reliance, education, and civic awareness through partnerships with leading international radio stations like the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio France International (RFI) are designed to reconfigure challenging mindsets that  affect development.

Social/Political Activism & Electoral Politics

Dr Muhammad contested as the running mate to the Jigawa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2015 general elections. He also became a very frequent name in many analyses and permutations as the PDP gubernatorial seat in Jigawa, most specifically in the run up to the 2023 general elections. He eventually contested for the Jigawa Northeast Senatorial seat under the banner of the party in 2023 and finished second with about 44% of the total votes casted according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Muhammad is a public speaker who has engaged with communities and youths in university campuses and beyond, including writing op-eds and opinion articles. Most of his speeches and writings advocate for social changes like access to education for all, health system strengthening and improved coverage, and youth empowerment. He also advocates for good governance, climate and conflict, and regional security. Notably, his contributions include an article featured in the 2020 collection “Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices” by the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) (References 96) and brief a remark, in his capacity as the youngest top government appointee to introduce the 2014 democracy day celebration where President Jonathan interacted with the Nigerian Youth (Ref

Pathways to Global Health

Dr. Muhammad’s trajectory—from a provincial boy with bad malaria to a rural clinician, national minister, foundation leader, and global health advocate, including an academic study in Global Health and Development—reflects a career interest and devotion to addressing systemic health and development inequities at both local and global levels. His 2020 op-ed, “The Rich Also Cry,” which highlighted the vulnerabilities of low-income nations during the COVID-19 pandemic underscored his advocacy for global health equity.

Personal Life & Interests

Dr. Muhammad is married to Mrs. Zulaihatu Rufai Muhammad with five children. He enjoys fitness, reading, and family life.

Publications

1. Abdulhamid, D., Ibrahim, U.M., Kofi, B., Audu, S., Wade, M.M., Danzomo, A.A., Muhammad, N., et al. (2025). Correlates of uptake of routine immunization amongst under-five children: comparison of nomadic and non-nomadic Fulani in Yobe State, Nigeria. Niger Med J, 66(1): 44–59. doi: 10.71480/nmj.v66i1.542.
2. Ibrahim, U.M., Babura, S.M., Audu, S., Danzomo, A.A., Namadi, F.A., Made, M.M., … Muhammad, N. (2024). Factors associated with the outcome of 2023 Diphtheria outbreak in Jigawa State, Nigeria: a retrospective review of the surveillance data. Niger Postgrad Med J, 31(3): 247–254. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_96_24.
3. Ibrahim, U.M., Abdulhamid, D., Kofi, B., Wade, M.M., Danzomo, A.A., Audu, S., Muhammad, N., et al. (2024). Prevalence and factors associated with zero-dose children amongst nomadic and non-nomadic Fulani in Yobe State, North-East Nigeria. Niger Med J, 65(5): 775–791. doi: 10.60787/nmj-v65i3.545.
4. Muhammad, N. (2013). Depression among HIV/AIDS patients: the impact of personal resilience. Unpublished FMCPsych dissertation, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
5. Muhammad, N. (2025). COVID-19 vaccination implementation and challenges: opportunities for health system strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa – A case study of Nigeria

International Conferences, Summits, Meetings & Special Assignments

H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan attend the Extra – Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Accra, Ghana, 6th November 2014. Accompanied Mr President

Inauguration of Dr Manuel da Costa, as President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (DRSTP) Sao Tome and Principe 3rd September 2011. Accompanied Mr President

  1. 5th Conference of African Ministers in charge of Integration (COMAI V) Nairobi, Kenya 5th to 7th September 2011. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. ECOWAS-Spain Migration Project Fund Accra, Ghana 27th – 30th September 2011. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Special Envoy of H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to the Head of the Libyan Transitional National Council H.E Mustafa Abduljalil, Benghazi, Libya, 3rd October, 201. Head of delegation
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan One Day Official Visit to Rwanda Kigali, Rwanda, 5th – 6th October 2011. Accompanied Mr President
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan One Day Official Visit to Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6th – 7th October 2011. Accompanied Mr President
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan One Day Official Visit to Ghana, Accra, Ghana, 7th – 8th October 2011. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Presidential Solicitation to Promote Nigeria’s Candidature for the Presidency of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) Republics of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Cote d’Ivoire , 11th October 2011. Special Envoy
  1. ECOWAS/FAO Regional Meeting on Policy and Programmatic Actions to Address High Food Prices in ECOWAS Region, Dakar, Senegal, 7th – 8th October 2011. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Federal Government Delegation to the Burial of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 25th October 2011. Member
  1. Ministerial Meeting of the Africa- South America Cooperation Forum (ASACOF), Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 24th – 25th November 2011. Head of Nogerian Delegation and leader of the African Group
  1. 66th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, United States, 3rd – 8th December 2011. Head of Nigerian Delegation\
  1. Joint United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) Mission to the Sahel Region, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23rd December 2011. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Official Funeral Ceremony of the Late President Mallam Bachai Sanha of Guinea Bissau, Bissau, Guinea Bissau, 15th January 2012. Represented Mr President
  1. His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Visit to Benin, Cotonou, Republic of Benin, 18th February 2012. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Meeting of Nigeria-Chad Ministerial Committee, N’djamena, Chad, 23rd – 25th February 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Signing of Technical Aid Corp (TAC) with Zanzibar, Zanzibar, 24th February 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. 2012 Pre-Hajj Meeting Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 22nd February 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Special Envoy to the President of the Republic of Mali, Mr Amadou Tamani Toure, Bamako, Mali, 19th March, 2012. Special Envoy
  1. African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) Meeting. Bamako, Mali, 20th March, 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. High-Level Consultation on the Nigerian Technical Cooperation Fund (NTCF) at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Tunis, Tunisia 20th March 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation as Chairman, Presidential Inter-Ministerial Committee on the DTCA
  1. ECOWAS Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 27th March 2012. Represented Mr President
  1. Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Annual Board of Governors Meeting, Khartoum, Sudan, 31st March – 2nd April 2012. Accompanied the Vice President
  1. 6th Ordinary Session of Council of Ministers of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), Luanda, Angola, 12th – 13th April 2011. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. State Funeral for Nwazi Professor Bingu Wa Mutharika, Late President of Malawi, Thyolo, Blantyre, Malawi, 23rd April 2012. Represented Mr President
  1. Special Envoy of Mr President to Republic of Mali on the Worsening Humanitarian and Food Crisis Situation, Bamako, Mali, 1st May 2012. Special Envoy
  1. Mr President’s Official Visit to Republic of Senegal, Dakar, Senegal, 3rd May 2012. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Mr President’s Official Visit to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 4th May 2012. Accompanied Mr President
  1. 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel – Saharan States (CEN-SAD), N’djamena, Chad, 12th May 2012. Represented Mr President
  1.  2nd Istanbul Conference on Somalia, Istanbul, Turkey, 31st May – 1st June 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Special Session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel – Saharan States (CEN-SAD), Rabat, Morocco, 11th June 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Visit to Burundi to Participate in the 50th Independence Anniversary, Bujumbura, Burundi, 2nd July 2012. Accompanied Mr Vice President
  1. Security Meeting of Sahel – Sahara Zone, Niamey, Niger, 6th August 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. 2nd Extra – Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), Luanda, Angola, 8th – 12th August 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation. Extra – Ordinary Session of the Fourth Summit of Islamic Leaders, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 5th – 11th August 2012. Accompanied Mr Vice President
  1. State Visit to Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi, 10th September 2012. Accompanied Mr President
  1. State Visit to Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana ,11th September 2012. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Nigeria – Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation (NNJC), 37th Session of Council of Ministers Meeting, Niamey, Niger, 1st to 7th October 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Golden Jubilee Independence Celebration of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda, 9th October 2012. Represented Mr President
  1. State Visit of Mr President to the Republic of Niger, Niamey, Niger, 18th – 19th October 2012. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Official Working Visit of H.E. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to Bamako as the ECOWAS Comediator in the Malian Crisis, Bamako, Mali, 19th October 2012, Accompanied Mr President
  1.  3rd Retreat of Special Envoys and Mediators, Theme: Transforming the African Peace and Security Context in the Next Decade: Appraisal Opportunities, Cairo, Egypt, 5th – 6th November 2012. Participant
  1. International Conference on Peace and Security in the Gulf of Guinea Region, Luanda, Angola, 27th – 29th November 2012. Participant
  1. 69th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 30th November – 2nd December 2012. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. 7th Summit of the African – Carraebian  – Pacific (ACP) Heads of State and Government, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 13th – 14th December 2012. Represented Mr President
  1. State Visit of H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 20th – 21st December 2012. Accompanied Mr President
  1. ECOWAS Extra – Ordinary Summit in Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 19th January 2013. Represented Mr President
  1. African Union Donor’s Conference for the African Led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) and Malian Defense and Security Forces (MDSF), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29th January 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Extra – Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Sahel – Saharan States (CEN-SAD), N’djamena, Chad, 16th February 2013. Represented Mr President
  1. 42nd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, 27th – 28th February 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1.  H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, 2 Day Official Trip to Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 1st – 2nd March 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Preparatory Meeting Towards 2013/ 2014 Hajj, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 4th March, 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Ministerial Meeting on the Enhancement of Security Cooperation and the Operationalization of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture in the Sahel – Sahara Region, Nouakchott, Mauritania, 17th March, 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Official Visit to Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 21st – 22nd March 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Attends the Inauguration of H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, 9th April 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Support and Follow-up Group Meeting on the Situation in Mali, Bamako, Mali, 19th April 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) of the Nigeria – Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority (JDA), Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, 18th – 19th April 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1.  7th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), Luanda, Angola, 2nd – 3rd May 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Somalia Donor Conference, London, England, 7th May 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1.  Special Envoy of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to the Interim Prime Minister of Mali and Captain Ahmed Yahya Sonogo, Bamako, Mali, 13th May 2013. Special Envoy
  1. Special Envoy of Mr President to the Republics of Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Niamey, N’djamena, Yaoundé, 20th May 2013. Special Envoy
  1. 70th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 20th – 21st June 2013. Head Nigerian Delegation
  1. Combined ECOWAS – GGC – Economic Community of Central African States (ECAS) Summit on Maritime Piracy and Armed Robbery in the Gulf of Guinea, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 24th – 25th June 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Meeting of the Mali Support and Follow-up Group, Bamako, Mali, 1st July 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Inauguration of President Elect of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 24th July 2013. Represented Mr President
  1. Mr President’s One – Day Official Visit to Benin Republic to attend the 53rd Independence Anniversary, Cotonou, Benin Republic, 1st August 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Nigeria’s Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland, 9th August 2013. Member of Delegation
  1.  Solemn Ceremony in Continuation of the Swearing-in of H.E. Mr Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali, Bamako, Mali, 19th September 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. United Nations General Assembly, New York, United States, 24th – 28th September 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Extra – Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 30th September 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Special Envoy of H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, Banjul, Gambia, 5th October 2013. Special Envoy
  1. Extra – Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10th October 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1.  Extra – Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, Dakar, Senegal, 24th October 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Transform Africa Summit/Regional Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda, 28th – 31st October 2013, Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s One Day Official Trip to Guinea Bissau, Bissau, Guinea Bissau, 8th November 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s One Day Official Trip to The Gambia, Banjul, Gambia, 9th November 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Ministerial Conference on African Solidarity Initiative (ASI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25th – 26th November 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Visit to France to Attend the Elise Palace Security Conference in Paris, Paris, France, 6th – 7th December 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Visit to Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, 9th December 2013. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Nigeria – Sudan Joint Commission, Khartoum, Sudan, 10th– 12th December 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1.  7th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 16th – 17th December 2013. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. Visit to South Sudan as the Special Envoy of H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Juba, South Sudan, 22nd December 2013. Special Envoy
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Visit to Cote d’Ivoire to Attend ECOWAS Summit of Heads of State and Government with Japanese Prime Minister, 10th – 11th January 2014. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Visit of H.E. Vice President Namadi Sambo to Cote d’Ivoire to Attend the Nigeria – Cote d’Ivoire Binational Commission, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 27th – 29th January 2014. Accompanied Mr Vice President
  1. Special Envoy of H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to Deliver a Letter of Commiseration to H.E President Abdelaziz Boutheflika of Algeria over the Crash of Algerian C-130 Aircraft, Algiers, Algeria, 19th February 2014. Special Envoy
  1. Represented H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the Burial of H.E. Teejan Kabbah, former President of Sierra – Leone, Freetown, Sierra – Leone, 23rd March 201. Represented Mr President
  1. 44th Ordinary Summit of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, 27th – 29th March 2014. Accompanied Mr President
  1. Stakeholders Meeting on Nigeria’s Extended Continental Shelf Project, Dartmouth, Canada, 1st – 4th April 2014, Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. 6th Ordinary Session of the Nigeria – Cameroon Joint Commission Yaoundé, Cameroon, 9th – 11th April 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. H.E. Vice President Visit to Attend the 50th Anniversary of the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Dare Salam, Tanzania, 25th – 27th April 2014. Accompanied Mr Vice President
  1. Sahel Strategies Ministerial Platform Coordination, Bamako, Mali, 16th May 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Official Visit to Dakar to attend New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Financial Summit for Infrastructure Development, Dakar, Senegal,14th – 15th June 2014. Accompanied Mr President
  1. 72nd Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers, Accra, Ghana,16th – 20th June 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. 41st Session of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Ministers, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 18th – 19th June 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1.  23rd Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 20th – 21st June 2014. Accompanied Mr President
  1. H.E President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan One Day Official Visit to Guinea Bissau to attend the Inauguration of President Jose Mario Vaz, Bissau, Guinea Bissau. Accompanied Mr President
  1. 32nd Meeting of the ECOWAS Ministerial Mediation and Security Council Meeting, Accra, Ghana, 8th– 10th July 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1.  Investiture Ceremony of President of Mauritania, H.E. Mr. Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz, Nouakchott, Mauritania, 2nd August 2014. Member Nigerian Delegation
  1. Meeting of the Steering Committee on Nigeria’s Extended Continental Shelf Project at Norway and Dartmouth, Canada, Dartmouth, Canada, 25th – 30th August 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Official Visit to Chad, N’djamena, Chad, 8th – 9th September 2014. Accompanied Mr President
  1. 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, United States, 22nd – 24th September 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. 23rd Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) of the Nigeria – Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority (JDA), Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, 25th – 26th September 2014. Head of Nigerian Delegation
  1. H.E. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan One Day Official Visit to Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 5th November 2014. Accompanied Mr President