President Bola Tinubu approved the posting of 65 ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions and the United Nations, the Presidency announced on Friday.
The list comprised 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors, whose nominations the Senate confirmed in December 2025.
In a statement issued by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency said the postings assigned several prominent figures to strategic diplomatic missions across the world.
Among the non-career envoys, Aminu Dalhatu was posted to the United Kingdom, Lateef Kayode Are to the United States, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau to China, while Senator Jimoh Ibrahim was appointed Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Other notable postings included Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany, Ita Enang to South Africa, Mahmud Yakubu to Qatar, Reno Omokri to Mexico, Isaac Folorunso Adewole to Canada, and Olufemi Pedro to Australia.
Additional non-career ambassadors included Grace Bent (Togo), Victor Ikpeazu (Spain), Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Israel), Paul Oga Adikwu (Vatican City), Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Philippines), Angela Adebayo (Portugal), Oluwayimika Ayotunwa (Japan), Ifenayi Ugwuanyi (Greece), Chioma Ohakim (Poland), Tasiu Maigari (Gambia), Muhammed Aliyu (Argentina), Joseph Sola Iji (Russia), Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Austria), Lola Akande (Sweden), Ayodele Oke (France), Yakubu Gambo (Saudi Arabia), Nora Daduut (South Korea), Joe Okocha (Ireland), Kulu Abubakar (Tunisia), and Jerry Manwe (Trinidad and Tobago).The career ambassadors were posted to various countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Jamaica, Zambia, Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Lebanon, Italy, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Chad, Netherlands, Morocco, Malaysia, Tanzania, Botswana, Iran, Kenya, Benin, Belgium, Switzerland, Namibia, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Thailand.
READ ALSO
The Presidency stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already secured agrément from the United Kingdom for Ambassador Dalhatu’s posting as High Commissioner, while France had also approved the appointment of Ambassador Ayo Oke.
It added that the ministry had forwarded the nominations of the remaining 62 envoys to their respective host countries and requested agrément in accordance with diplomatic procedures.
Tinubu also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria) to immediately commence an induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners ahead of their deployment to their respective missions.
Full list
POSTINGS OF NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERSNAME/MISSION APPROVED:
1. SENATOR GRACE BENT: LOME-TOGO
2. SEN. ITA ENANG: SOUTH AFRICA
3. IKPEAZU VICTOR: SPAIN
4. NKECHI LINDA UFOCHUKWU: TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
5. MAHMUD YAKUBU: QATAR
6. PAUL OGA ADIKWU: THE VATICAN CITY HOLY SEE
7. VICE ADMIRAL IBOK-ETE EKWE IBAS: THE PHILIPPINES
8. MR. RENO OMOKRI: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
9. HON. (ENGR.) ABASI BRAIMAH (FMHR): BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
10. MRS. ERELU ANGELA ADEBAYO: PORTUGAL
11. BARR. OLUMILUA OLUWAYIMIKA AYOTUNWA: TOKYO, JAPAN
12. RT. HON. UGWUANYI IFEANYI LAWRENCE: ATHENS, GREECE
13. BARR. CHIOMA PRISCILLA OHAKIM: WARSAW, POLAND
14. AMINU DALHATU: UNITED KINGDOM, UK
15. LT. GEN ABDULRAHMAN BELLO DAMBAZAU: BEIJING, CHINA
16. HON. TASIU MUSA MAIGARI: GAMBIA
17. OLUFEMI PEDRO: AUSTRALIA
18. BARR. MUHAMMED UBANDOMA ALIYU: ARGENTINA
19. LATEEF KAYODE ARE: USA
20. AMB. JOSEPH SOLA IJI: RUSSIA
21. SEN. JIMOH IBRAHIM: UN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
22. FEMI FANI KAYODE: GERMANY
23. PROF. ISAAK FOLORUNSO ADEWOLE: OTTAWA, CANADA
24. AJIMOBI FATIMA FLORENCE (F): AUSTRIA
25. MRS. LOLA AKANDE (F): SWEDEN
26. AYODELE OKE: FRANCE
27. YAKUBU N. GAMBO: SAUDI ARABIA
28. SENATOR PROF. NORA LADI DADUUT: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
29. BARR. ONUEZE CHUKWUJIKA JOE OKOCHA SAN: DUBLIN
30. DR. KULU HARUNA ABUBAKAR: TUNIS, TUNISIA
31. RT. HON. JERRY SAMUEL MANWE: PORT OF SPAIN, T&T
POSTINGS OF CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS LIST: NAME/MISSION APPROVED
1. AMB. NWABIOLA EZENWA CHUKWUMEKA: COTE D’IV/OIRE
2. BESTO MAIMUNA IBRAHIM: NIAMEY-NIGER
3. MONICA OKWUCHUKWU ENEBECHI: SAO TOME, STP
4. AMB. MOHAMMED MAHMUD LELE: ALGIERS-ALGERIA
5. ENDONI SYNDOPH PAEBI: OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO
6. AHMED MOHAMMED MONGUNO: CAIRO EGYPT
7. AMB.JANE ADAMS (NEE OKON) MICHAEL (F): KINGSTON-JAMAICA
8. AMB. CLARK-OMERU ALEXANDRA (F): LUSAKA-ZAMBIA
9. CHIMA GEOGGREY LIOMA DAVID: BAMAKO-MALI
10. AMB. ODUMAH YVONNE EHINOSEN: MALABO –E/GUINEA
11. AMB WASA SEGUN IGE: BEIRUT, LEBANON
12. RUBEN ABIMBOLA SAMUEL (F): ROME, ITALY
13. AMB.ONAGA OGECHUKWU KINGSLEY: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
14. AMB.MAGAJI UMAR: KINSASHA, DR CONGO
15. AMB.MUHAMMAD SAIDU DAHIRU: NEW DELHI-INDIA
16. AMB. ABDUSSALAM HABU ZAYYAD: DAKAR-SENEGAL
17. AMB SHEHU ILU BARDE: ACCRA GHANA
18. AMB.AMINU NASIR: ETHIOPIA
19. ABUBAKAR MUSA MUSA: N’DJAMENA, CHAD
20. AMB. HAIDARA MOHAMMED IDRIS: THE HAGUE-NETHERLANDS
21. AMB.BAKO ADAMU UMAR: RABAT-MOROCCO
22. AMB. SULU GAMBARI OLATUNJI AHMED: MALAYSIA
23. AMB.ROMATA MOHAMMED OMOBOLANLE (F): TANZANIA
24. AMB. SHAGA JOHN SHAMAH: BOTSWANA
25. SALAU, HAMZA MOHAMMED: TEHRAN, IRAN
26. AMB.IBRAHIM DANLAMI: KENYA
27. IBRAHIM ADEOLA MOPELOLA (F): COTONOU-BENIN
28. AMB.AYENI ADEBAYO EMMANUEL: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
29. AMB.AKANDE WAHAB ADEKOLA: BERNE-SWITZERLAND
30. AMB. AREWA (NEE ADEDOKUN) ESTHER (F): WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA
31. AMB.GERGADI JOSEPH JOHN: LIBREVILLE-GABON
32. AMB. LUTHER OGBOMODE AYO-KALATA (F): SIERRA LEONE
33. DANLADI YAKUBU NYAKU : KHARTOUM-SUDAN
34. BELLO DOGON-DAJI HALIRU: BANGKOK, THAILAN
