President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors to Nigeria’s diplomatic missions abroad, including 31 non-career and 34 career envoys.
The ambassadors-designate were earlier confirmed by the Senate in December 2025.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointments cover several countries across Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East, as well as Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
Among the non-career ambassadors approved are Senator Grace Bent to Togo, Senator Ita Enang to South Africa, Victor Ikpeazu to Spain, and Reno Omokri to Mexico. Others include former Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to Canada; Olufemi Pedro to Australia; Ayodele Oke to France; and former minister Abdulrahman Dambazau to China.
The list also includes Lateef Kayode Are to the United States, Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Yakubu N. Gambo to Saudi Arabia, among others.
Career ambassadors posted to various missions include Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka to Côte d’Ivoire, Ahmed Mohammed Monguno to Egypt, Abdussalam Habu Zayyad to Senegal, Ibrahim Danlami to Kenya, and Wahab Adekola Akande to Switzerland.
The Presidency said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Aminu Dalhatu, while France has also granted agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
It added that nominations of the remaining envoys have been conveyed to their respective host countries for approval in line with diplomatic procedures.
President Tinubu also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately begin the induction programme for the ambassadors and high commissioners ahead of their deployment.
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Non-Career Ambassadors / 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
- 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
- Joseph Sola Iji — Russia
- Jimoh Ibrahim — United Nations (Permanent Representative)
- 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
- Chukwujika Joe Okocha — Dublin, Ireland
- Kulu Haruna Abubakar — Tunis, Tunisia
- Jerry Samuel Manwe — Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
- Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka — Côte d’Ivoire
- Besto Maimuna Ibrahim — Niamey, Niger
- Monica Okwuchukwu Enebetchi — Sao Tome and Principe
- 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
- Wasa Segun Ige — Beirut, Lebanon
- Ruben Abimbola Samuel — Rome, Italy
- Ogechukwu Kingsley Onaga — 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
- Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel — Brussels, Belgium
- Wahab Adekola Akande — 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
