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Senate confirms 64 ambassadorial nominees
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The Senate has confirmed 34 Career Ambassadors and 30 Non-Career Ambassador nominees.
This followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Committee of the Whole on Thursday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that President Bola Tinubu’s letter for the confirmation of the ambassadors was read in the Senate on Dec. 4.
Presenting the report, the Chairman of the committee, Sen. Sani Bello, said the nominees displayed wide and in-depth knowledge of international diplomacy during the screening,
Those confirmed as career ambassadors are Amb. Nwaobiala Chukwuemeka (Abia), Betso Maimunah Ibrahim (Adamawa), Monica Enebechi (Anambra), Amb. Mohammed Lele (Bauchi), Syndoph Endoni (Bayelsa).
Also confirmed were Amb. Ahmed Monguno (Borno), Amb. Adams Jane Bassey (Cross-River), Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra Efe (Delta), Goeffrey Ijiomah Chima David (Ebonyi), Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen (Edo), Amb. Wasa Segun Ige (Edo) and Amb. Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel (Ekiti).
Others are: Amb. Okechukwu Kingsley Onaga (Enugu), Amb. Magaji Umar (Jigawa), Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna), Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad (Kano), Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde (Katsina), Amb. Amínu Nasir (Katsina), Abubakar Musa Musa (Kebbi), Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris (Kebbi), Amb. Bako Adamu Umar (Kogi), and Amb. Sulu-Gambari Olatunji Ahmed (Kwara).
Amb. Ramat Mohammed Omobolanle (Lagos), Amb. Shaga John Shamah (Nasarawa), Sallau Hamza Mohammed (Niger), Amb. Ibrahim Danlami (Niger), Adeola Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun), Reuben Abimbola Samuel (Ondo), Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola (Osun) were also confirmed.
Also on the list were Amb. Arewa Esther (Oyo), Amb, Gargadi Joseph John (Plateau), Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (Rivers), Danladi Yakubu Nyaku (Taraba) and Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru (Sokoto).
The non-career ambassadors are: Sen. Grace Bent (Adamawa), Sen. Ita Enang (Alwa-Ibom), Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu (Abia), Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu (Bauchi), Amb. Philip Ikurusi (Bayelsa), Mr Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue), Vice Adm. Ibas Ibok-Ette (Cross River), Mr Reno Omokri (Delta) and Abasi Braimah (Edo).
Mrs Erelu Adebayo (Ekiti), Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa (Ekiti), Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi (Enugu), Mrs Chioma Ohaikim (Imo), Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (Kano), Tasiu Maigari (Kastina),
Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu (Kogi), Olufemi Pedro (Lagos), Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu (Nasarawa), Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo), and Amb. Joseph Olusola lji (Ondo).
Also confirmed were Olufemi Fani-Kayode (Osun), Prof. Isaac Adewole (Osun), Mrs Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo), Mrs Sulola Akande (Oyo), Dr Yakubu Gambo (Plateau), Sen. Nora Daduut (Plateau), Onueze Chukwujinka Okocha (Rivers), Dr Kulu Haruna Abubakar (Sokoto) and Jerrymon Samuel Manwe (Taraba).
However, Sen. Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North) raised a constitutional point of order, citing provisions of sections 14(3) and 15(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
He said that the sections mandate the observance of federal character principle and promotion of national unity in government appointments.
While commending President Bola Tinubu and the Senate for the confirmation of ambassadorial nominees, Ya’u expressed concern that his state (Zamfara) was not represented on the list of either career or non-career ambassadors.
He described the omission as an apparent oversight and urged that the state be considered in subsequent ambassadorial nominations.
Responding, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, sustained the point of order and assured the chamber that the list before the Senate was not exhaustive.
He explained that Nigeria has many diplomatic missions, including both resident and non-resident postings and that additional ambassadorial nominations would be forwarded to the Senate in due course.
Akpabio further assured that no state would be left out, reiterating the administration’s commitment to the principle of federal character.
He called on the newly confirmed ambassadors to serve Nigeria diligently and leave lasting legacies in their diplomatic assignments.
The Senate commended the Committee on Foreign Affairs for its work on the screening and congratulated the confirmed ambassadors, urging them to project Nigeria’s image positively on the international stage.
(NAN)
President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to approve a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s security architecture.
The request was contained in a letter dated June 15, 2026, and read on the floor of the senate on Tuesday by Godswill Akpabio.
In the correspondence, Tinubu said the proposed Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026, seeks to amend the 1999 constitution to provide a legal framework for the creation of state police services.
The president said the bill is designed to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges by introducing a dual policing structure that would allow both federal and state policing systems to operate within a constitutional framework.
According to him, the proposal builds on previous legislative efforts by both chambers of the national assembly and contains additional safeguards to ensure effective implementation.
“This bill builds on the significant work already done in this regard by the House of Representatives and the Senate, and incorporates additional safeguards to ensure that the creation of a dual policing structure to address our nation’s evolving national security challenges, will be achieved quickly and effectively to the benefit of all Nigerians,” Tinubu said.
The president described the proposed legislation as a key component of his administration’s broader plan to reform Nigeria’s security system and improve the protection of lives and property.
“The proposed legislation is a critical component of our administration’s strategy to reorganize Nigeria’s security architecture to better protect our citizens, and I’m confident that the Senate will act quickly to consider and pass this bill,” he added.
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Tinubu urged lawmakers to give the proposal expeditious consideration.
Following the reading of the letter, Akpabio referred the bill to the senate committee on constitution review for further legislative action.
The committee was directed to report back to the chamber on the next legislative day.
The Nigerian Senate has fixed Wednesday for the passage of the state police bill.
The lawmakers had cut short their recess to consider the bill, which seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution and decentralise Nigeria’s policing system in response to worsening security challenges
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted an executive version of the bill to the Senate through a letter dated June 15, 2026.
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a dual policing system in which federal and state police forces operate alongside each other.
At the plenary on Tuesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio described the proposal as a key step towards restructuring Nigeria’s security framework.
The proposed legislation was immediately referred to the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review, chaired by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, which is expected to present its report for consideration and voting.
Akpabio called on senators to be present for the exercise, stressing the need for broad support to secure its passage.
“Every senator should endeavor to come tomorrow to be part of this exercise.
“We are going to be live tomorrow and your constituents will be seeing what you are doing,” he added.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented Certificates of Return to candidates who emerged victorious in the by-elections conducted on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano States.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the electoral commission.
According to INEC, the certificates were presented on behalf of the Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, by the Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu.
Speaking during the presentation, Agbamuche-Mbu congratulated the successful candidates and urged them to prioritise the interests of the people they were elected to represent.
“The most important responsibility before you is to represent your constituents well,” Agbamuche-Mbu said.
The National Commissioner also reminded the winners of the expectations placed on them by voters and encouraged them to serve with diligence and commitment.
INEC further disclosed that Certificates of Return would also be presented to winners of other recently concluded elections, including the Zuru State Constituency election in Kebbi State and the governorship election in Ekiti State.
INEC said the presentation of the certificates followed the conclusion of the bye-elections conducted on June 20, 2026.
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