Nigerian envoy hosts defence college delegation in Cuba
Nigeria’s ambassador to Cuba, Benaoyagha Okoyen, has hosted a dinner reception in honour of the course 31st participants of Nigerian Defence College in Havana, Cuba.
The 31st course participants, on a visit to the country from April 24 to 29, engaged in various activities, including visits to military installations and academic presentations and discussions with experts on health services, among others.
A statement from the Nigerian embassy in Havana on Monday indicated that the dinner was attended by Nigerian professionals living in the country.
The reception was also attended by embassy officials, Nigerian medical students in Cuba and other visiting Nigerian-American dignitaries such as Oluyemi Badero, a cardiologist and nephrologist as well as the president of the Nigerian American Business Forum (NABF), Kenneth Shohola.
The reception provided the opportunity for the visiting delegation, which was on a study tour of Cuba to interact with the embassy officials, the Nigerian medical students, and other guests in attendance.
(NAN)
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