President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors and high commissioners, including 31 career and 34 non-career diplomats, to various countries and the United Nations
The announcement was made on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, revealing that the postings follow the Senate’s confirmation of the ambassadors-designate in December 2025.
Among the notable non-career appointments, former INEC Chairman Mahmud Yakubu has been posted to Qatar, former Minister Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany, and Reno Omokri to Mexico. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim will serve as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, while former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau has been posted to China. Ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is appointed ambassador to Spain.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed receipt of the agreement from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while France has sent its approval for Ambassador Ayo Oke. Nominations for the remaining 62 envoys have been forwarded to the respective countries, with requests for their agreement in line with diplomatic protocol.
Postings of Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
- Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
- Sen. Ita Enang – South Africa
- Okezie Ikpeazu – Spain
- Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
- Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City, Holy See
- Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
- Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
- Engr. Abasi Braimah (FMHR) – Budapest, Hungary
- 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
- Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
- Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
- Olufemi Pedro – Australia
- Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
- Lateef Kayode Are – USA
- Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
- Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim – UN Permanent Representative
- Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
- Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
- Ajimobi Fatima Florence – Austria
- Mrs. Lola Akande – Sweden
- Ayodele Oke – France
- Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
- Sen. Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
- Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha SAN – Dublin, Ireland
- Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
- Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Postings of Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
- Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Cote d’Ivoire
- Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
- Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi – Sao Tome, STP
- 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 Geoggrey 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, DR 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 Mohammed 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 (Nee Adedokun) Esther – 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
These appointments cover missions across Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the United Nations, combining experienced career diplomats with seasoned public figures and politicians.
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