Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of four ambassador-designates, beginning the rollout of envoys confirmed by the Senate in December.
The decision signals a cautious but symbolic revival of Nigeria’s diplomatic presence after months of waiting in quiet bureaucratic corridors.
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said Tinubu confirmed Ayodele Oke as ambassador-designate to France and Colonel Lateef Are as ambassador-designate to the United States.
The president also approved Amin Dalhatu, former envoy to South Korea, as high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi State, was named ambassador-designate to Turkey, ahead of Tinubu’s planned state visit there next week.
In a memo to the foreign ministry, Tinubu directed officials to notify the host governments, following established diplomatic procedures.
The four postings emerge from a wider list of 67 nominees confirmed by the Senate in December after months of diplomatic vacuum.
Of the total, 34 are career diplomats, while 33 are non-career appointees drawn from politics and public life.
Career ambassadors typically rise through the foreign service, carrying institutional memory into distant capitals.
Non-career ambassadors are often chosen for political trust, specialised experience, or loyalty to the administration.
Together, the long-awaited deployments mark Nigeria’s first visible steps toward restoring its voice on the global stage.