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flag Nigeria’s president appoints 65 new ambassadors, including top UN and EU posts, after Senate approval.

flag President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigerian diplomatic missions worldwide, including key posts at the United Nations, following Senate confirmation in December 2025. flag The group includes 31 non-career appointees and 34 career diplomats, with notable figures such as Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s UN envoy, former INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu to Qatar, and former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany. flag The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun notifying host countries and securing diplomatic clearances, with agréments obtained from the UK and France for two appointees. flag President Tinubu has directed the ministry to launch an induction program for the new envoys to strengthen Nigeria’s global diplomatic presence after months of vacancies.

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