President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors-designate—31 career and 34 non-career diplomats—to various countries and the United Nations, following their confirmation by the Senate in December 2025.
The postings include notable assignments such as Senator Grace Bent to Togo, Sen. Ita Enang to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany, and Lateef Kayode Are to the United States, among others.
Career diplomats are also being posted to missions including Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, India, and Switzerland.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by media aide to the President, Bayo Onanuga.
Also according to the statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Aminu Dalhatu, while France has confirmed Ambassador Ayo Oke.
Nominations for the remaining envoys have been communicated to the relevant countries in line with diplomatic protocol.
President Tinubu has directed the Ministry to immediately commence induction programmes for all ambassadors-designate and high commissioners, preparing them for their new assignments.
The Lake Chad Basin, Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Americas will now see the presence of Nigerian envoys tasked with strengthening bilateral ties, promoting Nigeria’s foreign policy interests, and safeguarding the welfare of Nigerians abroad.
Full List of Ambassadors/High Commissioners
Non-Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
- Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
- Sen. Ita Enang – South Africa
- Ikpeazu Victor – Spain
- Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
- Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City, Holy See
- Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – 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
- 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 (F) – Austria
- Mrs. Lola Akande (F) – Sweden
- Ayodele Oke – France
- Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
- Senator 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, T&T
Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
- Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Côte 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 (F) – Kingston, Jamaica
- Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra (F) – Lusaka, Zambia
- Chima Geoggrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
- Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- Amb. Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
- Ruben Abimbola Samuel (F) – 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 (F) – Tanzania
- Amb. Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
- Salau, Hamza Mohammed – Tehran, Iran
- Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
- Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola (F) – Cotonou, Benin
- Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
- Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
- Amb. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther (F) – Windhoek, Namibia
- Amb. Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
- Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (F) – Sierra Leone
- Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
- Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand