Nigeria: Presidency Reverses Appointment of Ambassador to Turkey

Nigeria: Presidency Reverses Appointment of Ambassador to Turkey

The Presidency has reversed the appointment of Usman Dakingari Suleiman as Ambassador to Turkey.

Nigeria’s president announces ambassador-designates to US, France, Türkiye, UK

Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former governor of Kebbi, is ambassador-designate to Türkiye - Anadolu Ajansı

Tinubu posts four ambassadors-designate to US, UK, France, Turkey

In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassadors-designate, in accordance with diplomatic procedures. The post Tinubu posts four ambassadors-designate to US, UK, France, Turkey appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

BREAKING: Tinubu approves posting of 4 ambassador-designates to US, France, two other countries

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. In a statement by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu confirmed the posting of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America. Also confirmed by the President is the posting of Ambassador Amin D…

All About Lateef Are, Nigeria’s U.S. Ambassador-Designate

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of Colonel Lateef Are as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the United States, a move that signals a return to full-scale diplomacy after a long period in which many Nigerian missions operated without substantive envoys. The decision, announced in Abuja on January 23, 2026, also confirmed postings to France … The post All About Lateef Are, Nigeria’s U.S. Ambassador-Designate appeared first on B…

Controversy as Tinubu withdraws Dakingari’s Turkey posting hours after announcement

The Presidency’s abrupt withdrawal of Usman Isa Dakingari’s appointment as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Turkey has sparked fresh debate, not only about the reversal itself but also about the limits of presidential powers in ambassadorial postings. Dakingari, a former governor of Kebbi State, was announced on Thursday night as one of four ambassador-designates approved by President […]