President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors and high commissioners to Nigerian missions across the world and the United Nations, marking a major step in strengthening the country’s diplomatic presence abroad.
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointments include 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors, whose nominations were earlier confirmed by the Nigerian Senate in December 2025.
The statement noted 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 also approved the appointment of Ambassador Ayo Oke.
According to the presidency, the ministry has forwarded the nominations of the remaining envoys to their respective host countries for diplomatic approval in line with international practice.
President Tinubu has also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately commence an induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners ahead of their deployment.
Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
The non-career envoys and their designated missions include:
Senator Grace Bent – Lomé, Togo
Senator Ita Enang – South Africa
Victor Ikpeazu – Spain
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
Mahmoud Yakubu – Qatar
Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
Angela Adebayo – Portugal
Oluwayimika Ayotunwa Olumilua – Tokyo, Japan
Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi – Athens, Greece
Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom
Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
Olufemi Pedro – Australia
Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
Lateef Kayode Are – United States
Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
Jimoh Ibrahim – Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
Fatima Florence Ajimobi – Austria
Lola Akande – Sweden
Ayodele Oke – France
Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
Senator Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha – Dublin, Ireland
Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
The career diplomats posted to various missions include:
Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
Monica Okwuchukwu Enebeli – São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
Jane Adams Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
Chima Geoffrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Rome, Italy
Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley – Maputo, Mozambique
Magaji Umar – Kinshasa, DR Congo
Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
Aminu Nasir – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abubakar Musa Musa – N’Djamena, Chad
Haidara Mohammed Idris – The Hague, Netherlands
Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
Hamza Mohammed Salau – Tehran, Iran
Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin
Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
Esther Arewa – Windhoek, Namibia
Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
The presidency said the appointments are part of ongoing efforts by the Tinubu administration to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic engagement and global representation, while enhancing bilateral relations and international cooperation.
ELIJAH ADEYEMI
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