Nigeria's First Lady Meets Former Archbishop Welby in Abuja on Security and Interfaith Issues

He said a lot can be achieved for peace in Nigeria, building on the interfaith dialogue meeting, is being convened by the Global Forum for Peace, Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Abdallah Bin Baya next week in London. Welby explained that the dialogue will be inviting 12 Christians and 12 Muslims with the aim of having them listen well to each other and proffer workable solutions to interfaith conflicts, not only for Nigeria but all over the world.

"We want to contribute to what President Bola Tinubu is doing to promote peace, interfaith wise. All we are after is enduring peace. "I am here to smooth the way ahead of the Interfaith dialogue and make sure the meeting addresses all that it should".

The Former Archbishop was accompanied on the visit by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria. The audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury came barely a month after a state visit by President Bola Tinubu, accompanied the First Lady to the United Kingdom, where sessions on interfaith dialogue and a church service at Lambeth Palace were part of the First Lady's itinerary.

Also on Wednesday, Mrs Tinubu also received in audience the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani who was in her office to brief her on progress made with the ministry's Girls in Tech program. Briefing newsmen after meeting with the First Lady, the minister said a dinner to showcase innovation and solutions built by participants of the Girls In Tech program is set to be hosted by the First Lady in Abuja.

He also secured her nod as the face of a campaign to deepen internet penetration and connectivity in rural and riverine areas.