President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate postings of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various Nigerian missions abroad and multilateral organisations, including the United Nations.
The deployment, announced on Friday, March 6, 2026, by the State House through Bayo Onanuga the SA to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, after the Senate’s confirmed their nominations in December 2025.
The list comprises 34 non-career ambassadors and 31 career diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commenced induction processes for the envoys, who are expected to assume duties shortly after receiving agrément from host countries.
The United Kingdom has granted agreement to High Commissioner designate Aminu Dalhatu, while France has done the same for Ambassador Ayodele Oke.
The Non-Career Ambassadors and Their Postings are;
Senator Grace Bent – Lomé, Togo
Sen. Ita Enang – Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu– Madrid, Spain
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu– Doha, Qatar
Paul Oga Adikwu – The Vatican City
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Manila, The Philippines
Mr. Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
Hon Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo – Lisbon, Portugal
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi – Athens, Greece
Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
Aminu Dalhatu – London, United Kingdom
Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.) – Beijing, China
Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Banjul, Gambia
Olufemi Pedro – Canberra, Australia
Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lateef Kayode Are (Rtd) – Washington D.C., United States of America
Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Moscow, Russia
Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim – Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York
Hon. Femi Fani-Kayode – Berlin, Germany
Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
Fatima Florence Ajimobi – Vienna, Austria
Mrs. Lola Akande – Stockholm, Sweden
Ayodele Oke – Paris, France
Yakubu N. Gambo – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
Barr. Onueze Okocha SAN – Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
The Career Ambassadors and Their Postings are:
Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
Monica Okwuchukwu Enebeli – São Tomé and Príncipe
Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
Amb. Jane Adams 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 Congo
Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
Amb. Aminu Nasir – Addis Ababa, 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 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Amb. Shaga John Shamah – Gaborone, Botswana
Hamza Mohammed Salau – Tehran, Iran
Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Nairobi, Kenya
Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin Republic
Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel– Brussels, Belgium
Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
Amb. Arewa Esther – Windhoek, Namibia
Amb. Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon.
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