Nigeria, April 29 -- President Bola Tinubu has allocated land in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to newly appointed ambassadors.

This was disclosed by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in a statement by his office on Wednesday.

Some of the newly appointed ambassadors are former Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, former Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, and Reno Omokri.

According to the statement, Mr Wike said the land allocation is intended to provide the envoys with permanent residences in the nation's capital, and ensure that they have a home to return to during official briefings and after their service abroad.

Some of the new appointees are known to already own houses in Abuja, but the statement did not indicate that such appointees would be denied the la...