President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December.
This was confirmed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday.
According to the statement, President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
Also confirmed by the President is the posting of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the three countries about the ambassadors-designate, in accordance with diplomatic procedures.
On 18 December 2025, the Senate confirmed all 64 career and non-career ambassadors nominated by President Tinubu, following consideration of a report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Earlier, on 4 December, President Bola Tinubu had forwarded to the Senate a request for the confirmation of 65 ambassadorial nominees, comprising 34 career ambassadors and 31 non-career ambassadors and high commissioners.
The Senate had earlier approved three non-career ambassadorial nominees—Lateef Kayode Are, Aminu Dalhatu, and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke—a development that raised the overall number of confirmed ambassadors to 67.
The list of non-career nominees features several prominent political figures, including former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu; former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode; former Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; and a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri.
