FG Receives Approval from 10 Countries for Ambassadorial Appointments
The Federal Government has received approval from 10 countries for its newly appointed ambassadors-designate, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The countries that have granted approval include the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Ireland, Qatar, the Republic of Benin, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
In a statement issued by Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the ministry, it was disclosed that responses from other countries are still being awaited.
Ebienfa noted that the induction ceremony for the ambassadors-designate will be announced once it is finalised and confirmed by the presidency.
“The process of receiving agreements from the countries to which the ambassadors-designate have been posted is ongoing,” the statement read.
“So far, we have received approvals from the United Kingdom, France, the United States of America, Ireland, Qatar, Benin Republic, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Senegal, Sierra Leone, among others.”
The ministry also indicated that approvals are still pending for some nominees, including Femi Fani-Kayode, who was posted to Germany, and Reno Omokri, assigned to Mexico.
In September 2023, President Bola Tinubu ordered the recall of all career and non-career ambassadors serving in Nigerian missions abroad.
The process of appointing new ambassadors began in November 2025, and by December 2025, the Senate had confirmed 67 nominees.
In March 2026, President Tinubu approved the posting of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries, as well as to the United Nations.
Prior to the latest postings, several key appointments had already been made. Kayode Are, former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), was posted to the United States; Ayodele Oke, former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), was assigned to France; while Aminu Dalhatu, a former ambassador to South Korea, was appointed High Commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.