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[FULL LIST] University of Ibadan Reclaims Crown as Nigeria’s Best Institution for 2026

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L-R: Canadian Immigration & Investment Lawyer, Mr Johnson Babalola; former Nigerian Ambassador to Pakistan, Amb Mohammed Bello Abioye; the Celebrant, former United Nations Under-Secretary General & ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; former Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Amb Oma Djebah; and the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb Richard Montgomery…at a reception hosted by Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy & Development (SCDDD) in honour of Gambari in Abuja at the weekend…

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