President Bola Tinubu has authorised the deployment of four ambassador-designates from the 68 nominees confirmed by the Senate in December.
A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday night explained that 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.
According to the statement, Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former governor of Kebbi, is the ambassador-designate to Turkey, where the President is scheduled to begin a state visit next week.
In a memo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been asked to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassador-designates, in accordance with diplomatic procedures.
President Tinubu had sent a first list of ambassador-nominees to the Senate for confirmation in November 2025. The deployment comes after almost two years of vacancies at missions abroad.