"This despicable situation has now subjected the conservative solitude for which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is known, into an arena of disrepute." – Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. B. Elias Shoniyin. He continued: "This despicable situation has now subjected the conservative solitude for which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is known, into an arena of disrepute." He further added that the grant was made available to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through his personal initiative and negotiation with the Government of Japan. The Foreign Ministry official said in order to strengthen the integrity all Japanese projects under the Japanese Counterpart Value Fund, a monitoring and evaluation unit within the department was established.

Source: Front Page Africa February 21, 2017 01:10 UTC