President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded two lists containing a total of 68 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The nominations include 34 career ambassadors and 31 non-career ambassadors.

Prominent non-career nominees include Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Victor Ikpeazu, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Others on the list are Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Vice Admiral Ete Ibas, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, Fatima Ajimobi, and Senator Ita Enang, among several others.

The submission of these two lists brings the total number of ambassadorial nominees currently before the Senate to 68.