Nigeria secures approval from 10 countries for ambassadors-designate as posting process continues
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that 10 countries have granted agrément to the country’s newly appointed ambassadors-designate, marking progress in the ongoing diplomatic posting process.
According to a statement issued by Kimibie Ebienfa, spokesperson for the ministry, the countries that have approved Nigeria’s envoys include the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Ireland, Qatar, the Republic of Benin, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Ebienfa noted that the process is still underway, with responses from several other countries yet to be received. He added that details of the formal induction ceremony for the ambassadors-designate will be announced once final arrangements are completed and confirmed by the presidency.
“I wish to inform you that the process of receiving agreements from the countries the ambassadors-designate are posted to is ongoing,” the statement said, emphasizing that more approvals are expected in due course.
However, approvals are still pending for some nominees, including Femi Fani-Kayode, who has been designated to Germany, and Reno Omokri, assigned to Mexico.
The current round of diplomatic appointments follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive in September 2023 recalling all Nigerian ambassadors, both career and non-career, from their foreign postings. The process of appointing new envoys began in November 2025.
By December 2025, the Senate had confirmed 67 ambassadorial nominees. Subsequently, in March, the president approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors—31 career diplomats and 34 non-career appointees—to various countries as well as Nigeria’s mission to the United Nations.
Among earlier high-profile postings, Kayode Are, a former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), was assigned to the United States. Ayodele Oke, former head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), was posted to France, while Aminu Dalhatu, a former ambassador to South Korea, was named high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
The ministry reiterated that the diplomatic process will continue until all host countries formally accept Nigeria’s nominees.
