President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors, comprising 31 career and 34 non-career diplomats, to various countries and the United Nations.
The nominees had previously been screened and confirmed by the Senate in December 2025, completing the legislative process necessary for their official appointment and deployment.
The Senate confirmation followed rigorous vetting of the nominees’ qualifications, experience, and suitability for diplomatic service, ensuring that both career diplomats and prominent non-career appointees meet the standards required to represent Nigeria abroad.
Confirming the ambassadors posting to their respective mission on Friday, Special Adviser to the president, Bayo Onanuga, stated that these postings mark a significant step in strengthening Nigeria’s diplomatic presence worldwide, ensuring continuity in foreign relations and representation at the United Nations.
Onanuga also disclosed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, and from France for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
According to him, the ministry has also submitted nominations of the remaining 62 envoys to the respective countries, requesting agréments in accordance with international diplomatic protocols.
Onanuga further added that President Tinubu has directed that the Ministry immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners to prepare them for their duties.
The list of Non-Career Ambassadors and High Commissioners includes:
Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
Sen. Ita Enang – South Africa
Ikpeazu Victor – Spain
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City, Holy See
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah (FMHR) – Budapest, Hungary
Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo – Portugal
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence – Athens, Greece
Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom
Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
Olufemi Pedro – Australia
Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
Lateef Kayode Are – USA
Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim – UN Permanent Representative
Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
Ajimobi Fatima Florence (F) – Austria
Mrs. Lola Akande (F) – Sweden
Ayodele Oke – France
Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha SAN – Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Côte d’Ivoire
Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi – Sao Tome, STP
Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
Amb. Jane Adams (Nee Okon) Michael (F) – Kingston, Jamaica
Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra (F) – Lusaka, Zambia
Chima Geoffrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Amb. Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
Ruben Abimbola Samuel (F) – Rome, Italy
Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley – Maputo, Mozambique
Amb. Magaji Umar – Kinshasa, DR Congo
Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
Amb. Aminu Nasir – Ethiopia
Abubakar Musa Musa – N’Djamena, Chad
Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris – The Hague, Netherlands
Amb. Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle (F) – Tanzania
Amb. Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
Salau, Hamza Mohammed – Tehran, Iran
Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola (F) – Cotonou, Benin
Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
Amb. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther (F) – Windhoek, Namibia
Amb. Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (F) – Sierra Leone
Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
