President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of the 65 ambassadors whose nominations were confirmed last December, assigning them to their respective host countries.
The list comprises 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors, whose nominations were earlier confirmed by the Senate in December 2025.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the postings assign the envoys to various countries and international missions.
Among the non-career ambassadors, former presidential aide Reno Omokri was posted to Mexico, while former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode was assigned to Germany.
Former Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole will serve in Canada, while former Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau was posted to China.
Other notable appointments include Senator Ita Enang to South Africa, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Olufemi Pedro to Australia, and Lateef Kayode Are to the United States.
The President also approved the posting of several career diplomats to key missions.
These include Ambassador Abdussalam Habu Zayyad to Senegal, Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris to The Hague, Netherlands, Ambassador Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel to Belgium, and Ambassador Ibrahim Danlami to Kenya, among others.
The Presidency disclosed that some countries have already issued diplomatic clearance, known as agrément, for Nigeria’s envoys.
The United Kingdom has approved Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu as Nigeria’s High Commissioner, while France has granted agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also formally notified other host countries of the appointments and requested their agrément in line with diplomatic procedures.
Tinubu further directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately begin the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners ahead of their deployment to their respective missions.
See the full list below:
Posting of Non-Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
S/N NAME 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
S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
1. Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka: Cote D’Ivoire
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, Thailand
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