President Bola Tinubu has nominated Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State and a former chief of naval staff, as a non-career ambassador. Tinubu also put forward Ita Enang, a former senator; Chioma Ohakim, former first lady of Imo State; and Abdulrahman Dambazau, former minister of interior and ex-chief of army […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The list, released on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, includes former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode and former presidential aide Reno Omokri. The new batch arrives just days after the […]
President Bola Tinubu is expected to name Nigeria’s new envoys to key foreign missions in the coming weeks, according to senior presidency officials familiar with the process. The development follows persistent public criticism over the prolonged absence of substantive ambassadors, which many say has weakened Nigeria’s diplomatic footprint — particularly in crucial nations such as […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published the posting of Ambassadors-designate to Nigerian Missions Abroad, as authorized by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to the Daily Times. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the posting of ambassadors-designate to Nigerian Missions abroad, the Ministry said Wednesday. READ […]
The Federal Government has dismissed reports claiming that there was a mass recall of Ambassadors. Media reports had claimed that there was a mass recall of Ambassadors by the Federal Government. But Malam Garba Shehu, Special Assistant (media and publicity), to President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement, said that only 25 career Ambassadors, who attained […]
Sequel to the measures being put on ground to restore the integrity of the nation at the international level as well as curbing the menace of defection during pilgrimage, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has charged the 2017 FCT intending Christian Pilgrims to shun any act that will draw negative […]