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Nigerian Embassy in Washington Not Closed

The Nigerian Embassy in Washington is open and fully operational, acting ambassador, Hakeem Balogun, has said
Balogun told the correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the U.S. that the report making the rounds that the embassy was shut down was false.
“The embassy works as normal; as we’re talking now, I’m still at the office working. So it is not correct for anybody to say that the embassy is shut down; there was nothing like that.
“But there was a sit-in by some local staff who said they would not work  over some arrears but it wasn’t as if the embassy was shut down.
“Even some of those who were supposed to embark on sit-in were still working and did not join their colleagues.
“They have been paid up till March 2017 but there were some arrears of October to December 2016 that were yet to be paid.
“It was just an agitation to draw attention to the three months arrears owed them but not only them, some ministry staff were also affected.
“But what they have done was to cry out about the arrears for everybody to hear and everybody has now heard,” Balogun said.
The Nigerian envoy explained that the Federal Government was making efforts to clear the arrears and ensure that   salaries and allowances were up-to-date.
According to him, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is aware of the issue and other challenges facing the embassy and is gradually addressing them.
“The ministry is making every effort to ensure the arrears are paid and you will recall that the virement was sent to the National Assembly for approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Now the virement has been approved. As soon as the money is released, all arrears will be paid,” Balogun said.

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