Tinubu Appoints Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Foreign Affairs Minister, Nominates Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State

President Bola Tinubu has approved Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs. She succeeds Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who resigned ahead of a possible 2027 election bid. Tinubu also nominated Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, pending Senate confirmation. Both nominees are veteran diplomats with decades of international postings. The presidency says these changes will strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic posture and align foreign policy with the administration’s economic priorities. The appointees are tasked with advancing strategic engagement, boosting economic diplomacy, and safeguarding the welfare of Nigerians abroad.

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