• Latest
  • Trending

Who is the new CoS, Ibrahim Agboola Gambari?

8 months ago

Aguleri/Umuleri crisis: Obiano imposes 3-day curfew

7 mins ago

Police kill 2 Bandits, arrest 30 suspects, rescue 9 kidnap Victims in Zamfara

57 mins ago

COVID-19: Antonio Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism’

1 hour ago

Gunmen kidnap Imo varsity lecturer

3 hours ago

Video: LASTMA GM arrests motorist driving against traffic on 3rd Mainland bridge

4 hours ago

Buhari appoints Buba Marwa as new NDLEA Chairman

6 hours ago

BREAKING: Uganda’s Museveni wins sixth term in office

6 hours ago

9ice, Kosoko join Lewis, Allison, others in ‘The Village Headmaster’

6 hours ago

Sanwo-Olu extends work at home order for Civil Servants

8 hours ago

JUST IN: Plateau varsity lecturers begin indefinite strike

9 hours ago

Former Reps Speaker, Dimeji Bankole weds Kebbi Gov’s daughter

10 hours ago

We are not currently recruiting – EFCC

10 hours ago
  • HOME
  • ADVERT RATE
  • Privacy Policy
  • CONTACT US
TVC News
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Shows
  • Video
No Result
View All Result
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Livestream
Advertise Here
TVC News
No Result
View All Result

Who is the new CoS, Ibrahim Agboola Gambari?

May 13, 2020
in News, Nigeria
2 min read
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari, CFR, OCORT, a scholar-diplomat, is the Founder/Chairman of the Board of Directors of Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, a non-governmental think-tank on research, policy studies, advocacy and training on the nexus between conflict prevention and resolution, democratisation and development in Africa.

He has had an illustrious career, spanning academia, government and international diplomacy, culminating with his appointment as the first United Nations Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa (1999-2005). He was the Chairman of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid (1990-1994) and on Peace-Keeping Operations (1990—1999). He was Head of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (2005-2007) and also operated as UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Cyprus, Zimbabwe and Myanmar and Special Representative in Angola.

Earlier, he was Minister of External Affairs (1984-1985) and subsequently Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations (1990-1999). Professor Gambari also served as Joint AU/UN Special Representative in Darfur and Head of UNAMID (2010-2012). He is currently a Chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

Professor Gambari attended the Provincial (now Government) Secondary School, Ilorin before proceeding to the Floreat Collegium Kings College, Lagos. He received his BSc (Econs) degree from the London School of Economics (1968) and his MA and PhD in Political Science/International Relations (1970, 1974) from Columbia University, USA. He has taught at universities in the Unites States, Nigeria and Singapore and has to his credit the authorship of a number of books.

He has received several academic and national honours, including the “Commander of Federal Republic of Nigeria” (CFR), and the “Order of the Champion of the Oliver R. Tambo” (OCORT) of South Africa. He is the Pioneer Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Ilorin, Nigeria, as well as the current Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano (BUK). He is a married with children and grandchildren.

Advertisement
Tags: AppointmentCoSIbrahim Agboola Gambari
SendShareTweetShare

Related Posts

Politics

Gov. Akeredolu appoints Tayo Oluwatuyi as new SSG

6 months ago
News

NNPC announces fresh appointments, redeployments

7 months ago
News

Buhari nominates Dongban-Mensem as President of court of appeal

7 months ago
News

Gambari’s choice for CoS is commendable- Tinubu

8 months ago
News

Musa Nuhu appointed as DG of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority

1 year ago
News

Senate confirms Adeleke Adewolu as Exec. Commissioner on NCC board

1 year ago




TVC News Nigeria

© 2020 TVC News
First with Breaking News
All Rights Reserved

Navigate Site

  • HOME
  • ADVERT RATE
  • Privacy Policy
  • CONTACT US

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Shows
  • Video

© 2020 TVC News
First with Breaking News
All Rights Reserved

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

quality online essay writing service