President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to represent Nigeria in various countries and multilateral organisations worldwide. The list includes a combination of 34 political appointees and 31 career diplomats from the foreign service. The appointments were confirmed in a statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, who explained that the envoys would serve in strategic diplomatic missions across Euro

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for stronger collaboration between African governments and citizens in the diaspora, urging leaders across the continent to embrace values-based governance and build institutions capable of sustaining long-term development. Speaking at an international leadership colloquium held in Abeokuta to commemorate his 89th birthday, Obasanjo emphasised that Africa must harness the expertise, investment capacity and global influenc

A total of 179 Nigerian migrants stranded in Sudan have been safely evacuated and returned to Nigeria through a humanitarian operation coordinated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The returnees arrived at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano after departing from Port Sudan under the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programme supported by the European Union. Officials described the operation as the first organised repatriation of