President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigerian missions abroad, comprising 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career envoys.
The appointments were earlier confirmed by the Nigerian Senate in December 2025.
In a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency disclosed that the ambassadors would represent Nigeria in various countries as well as at the country’s permanent mission to the United Nations.
Onanuga stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria) has already begun the diplomatic process required before the envoys assume duty.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu,” he said.
“Similarly, France has sent the agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
“The Ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 designated envoys to all the countries concerned, including a request for their agréments in line with standard diplomatic practice.”
He added that President Tinubu has directed the ministry to immediately commence induction programmes for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners.
Non-Career Ambassadors and Their Postings
The President approved the following postings for non-career ambassadors and high commissioners:
- Grace Bent – Lomé, Togo
- Ita Enang – South Africa
- Victor Ikpeazu – Spain
- Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
- Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
- Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City (Holy See)
- Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
- Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
- Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
- Angela Adebayo – Portugal
- Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
- Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi – Athens, Greece
- Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
- Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom
- Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
- Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
- Olufemi Pedro – Australia
- Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
- Lateef Kayode Are – United States of America
- Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
- Jimoh Ibrahim – Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
- Isaac Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
- Fatima Florence Ajimobi – Austria
- Lola Akande – Sweden
- Ayodele Oke – France
- Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
- Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
- Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha – Dublin, Ireland
- Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
- Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Career Ambassadors and Their Postings
The career diplomats and their approved missions include:
- Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Côte d’Ivoire
- Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
- Monica Okwuchukwu Enebchi – São Tomé and Príncipe
- Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
- Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
- Jane Adams Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
- Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
- Chima Geoffrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
- Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
- Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Rome, Italy
- Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley – Maputo, Mozambique
- Magaji Umar – Kinshasa, DR Congo
- Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
- Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
- Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
- Aminu Nasir – Ethiopia
- Abubakar Musa Musa – N’Djamena, Chad
- Haidara Mohammed Idris – The Hague, Netherlands
- Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
- Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
- Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
- Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
- Hamza Mohammed Salau – Tehran, Iran
- Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
- Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin Republic
- Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
- Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
- Esther Arewa – Windhoek, Namibia
- Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
- Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
- Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
- Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
The approval of the postings marks a key step in Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements under the Tinubu administration, as the ambassadors are expected to strengthen bilateral relations, promote Nigeria’s economic interests, and enhance the country’s global presence.
