President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations, including career ambassadors and non-career ambassadors.
This follows the confirmation of the ambassadors-designate by the Nigerian Senate in December 2025.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the approval of the postings in a statement issued on Friday.
Postings of Non-Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
The postings of non-career ambassadors and high commissioners are as follows:
– Senator Grace Bent: Lome, Togo.
– Senator Ita Enang: South Africa.
– Ikpeazu Victor: Spain.
– Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu: Tel-Aviv, Israel.
– Mahmud Yakubu: Qatar.
– Paul Oga Adikwu: The Vatican City Holy See.
– Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines.
– Mr. 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 (UK).
– Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau: Beijing, China.
– Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari: Gambia.
– Olufemi Pedro: Australia.
– Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu: Argentina.
– Lateef Kayode Are: United States of America (USA).
– Amb. Joseph Sola Iji: Russia.
– Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim: United Nation Permanent Representative.
– Femi Fani Kayode: Germany.
– Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole: Ottawa, Canada.
– Ajimobi Fatima Florence: Austria.
– Mrs. Lola Akande: Sweden.
– Ayodele Oke: France.
– Yakubu Gambo: Saudi Arabia.
– Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut: Seoul, South Korea.
– Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha (SAN): Dublin.
– Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar: Tunis, Tunisia.
– Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Postings of Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
The postings of career ambassadors and high commissioners are as follows:
– Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwuemeka: Cote d’Ivoire.
– Besto Maimuna Ibrahim: Niamey, Niger.
– Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi: Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe.
– Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele: Algiers, Algeria.
– Endoni Syndoph Paebi: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
– Ahmed Mohammed Monguno: Cairo, Egypt.
– Amb. Jane Adams (Nee Okon) Michael: Kingston, Jamaica.
– Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra: Lusaka, Zambia.
– Chima Geoffrey Lioma David: Bamako, Mali.
– Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
– Amb. Wasa Segun Ige: Beirut, Lebanon.
– Ruben Abimbola Samuel: Rome, Italy.
– Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley: Maputo, Mozambique.
– Amb. Magaji Umar: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the 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 Mohamed Idris: The Hague, Netherlands.
– Amb. Bako Adamu Umar: Rabat, Morocco.
– Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed: Malaysia.
– Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle: Tanzania.
– Amb. Shaga John Shamah: Botswana.
– Salau, Hamza Mohammed: Tehran, Iran.
– Amb. Ibrahim Danlami: Kenya.
– Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola: Cotonou, Benin.
– Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel: Brussels, Belgium.
– Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola: Berne, Switzerland.
– Amb. Arewa Esther (Nee Adedokun): Windhoek, Namibia.
– Amb. Gergadi Joseph John: Libreville, Gabon.
– Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata: Sierra Leone.
– Danladi Yakubu Nyaku: Khartoum, Sudan.
– Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru: Bangkok, Thailand.
Onanuga disclosed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while France has sent agrément for Ambassador Ayodele Oke.
He added that the Ministry has conveyed the nominations of other designated envoys to the countries concerned, along with requests for their agréments in line with standard diplomatic practice.
President Tinubu directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners.
