Revealed: Fani-Kayode, 2 other names mentioned as Nigeria’s new ambassadors as Tinubu to release list soon

• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led national authorities is reportedly acceptable to name ambassadors aft 18 months
• President Tinubu had recalled ambassadors from much than 100 diplomatic missions successful September 2023 fewer months aft assuming bureau successful May 2023
• Sources acquainted with the substance disclosed that the appointments are expected to beryllium made "very soon" arsenic the contented of backing is addressed

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering politics, elections, and governance.

FCT, Abuja - The national authorities of Nigeria is vetting imaginable candidates to capable diplomatic roles successful its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 precocious commissions, and 11 planetary consulates.

Legit.ng recalls that successful September 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recalled each Nigerian ambassadors representing the state crossed the satellite conscionable hardly 3 months aft his inauguration.

Tinubu acceptable to sanction envoys. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Nigeria has operated without ambassadors since then, leaving country for caller appointments.

As reported by The Punch newspaper connected Sunday, April 6, 2025, "impeccable sources" acquainted with the developments revealed that Femi Fani-Kayode, erstwhile aviation minister, and erstwhile deputy-governor of Lagos state, Femi Pedro; are among the nominees. It was besides gathered that nominees are being asked to study to the DSS offices nearest to them.

Furthermore, it was understood that respective candidates had been contacted to supply idiosyncratic acquisition and enactment history.

One authoritative said:

“They (Nigerian authorities) are already doing information checks with Department of State Services (DSS). When they person cleared information checks, we volition merchandise the list.“Only those who person been cleared are announced. The process is ongoing. I cognize that we should person a database earlier the extremity of this period (April)."

A 2nd root said:

“The vetting is not done centrally. It is based connected the determination of the nominees. nominees person been reached to supply idiosyncratic past and accusation specified arsenic wherever they attended school, what appointments they person held, and the like. So, it is by location.“I recognize that immoderate of them don’t person serviceable vehicles. The past vehicles they bought were from 10 years ago. Some of them are breached down, and ambassadors cannot usage specified vehicles due to the fact that they transportation the representation of the country. Some of them don’t adjacent person powerfulness and moving water. So, if you station ambassadors determination today, you’re sending them to trouble.”

Corroborating the different sources, different idiosyncratic said:

“FFK (Femi Fani-Kayode) is connected the list. These are immoderate of the arguable names that person been enactment guardant arsenic well. Then determination is Fola Adeola (founder of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc) and Femi Pedro too. They’re moving connected with the process much rapidly this time."

President Tinubu volition denote his ambassadors wrong the adjacent fewer weeks. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Names of prospective ambassadors mentioned:

• Femi Fani-Kayode
• Fola Adeola
• Femi Pedro

Tinubu govt dismisses fake database of ambassadorial nominees

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the ministry of overseas affairs clarified that Tinubu has not made immoderate ambassadorial appointments.

The ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, urged the nationalist to disregard a fake database of ambassadorial nominees circulating connected societal media.

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