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Tinubu Approves Posting of 65 Ambassadors to Key Global Missions

Published by Samuel Ayomide on March 6th, 2026.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorised the deployment of 65 ambassadors-designate to diplomatic missions across the world, marking a significant step in strengthening Nigeria’s foreign representation.

The appointments include 31 non-career envoys and 34 career diplomats, who will serve in various countries as well as at the United Nations. The nominees had earlier received confirmation from the Nigerian Senate in December.

Details of the postings were disclosed in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to him, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received diplomatic clearance from some host countries for the designated envoys.

He explained that the United Kingdom has granted agrément for Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu to serve as Nigeria’s High Commissioner, while France has approved Ambassador Ayo Oke as Nigeria’s representative to the European nation.

The presidency also confirmed that nominations for the remaining envoys have been transmitted to their respective host countries for diplomatic consent in accordance with international protocol.

President Tinubu further directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately begin an induction and orientation programme for the ambassadors and High Commissioners ahead of their formal assumption of duty.

Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners

Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
Ikpeazu Victor – Spain
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
Senator Ita Enang – South Africa
Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City (Holy See)
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
Hon. Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
Erelu Angela Adebayo – Portugal
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – 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 – United States
Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim – United Nations (Permanent Representative)
Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
Fatima Florence Ajimobi – Austria
Lola Akande – Sweden
Ayo Oke – France
Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha – Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners

Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
Monica Okwuchukwu Enebchi – Sao Tome and Principe
Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Cote d’Ivoire
Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
Amb. Jane Adams Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
Amb. Alexandra Clark-Omeru – Lusaka, Zambia
Chima Geoffrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
Amb. Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Amb. Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Rome, Italy
Amb. Ogechukwu Kingsley Onaga – 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. Mohammed Idris Haidara – The Hague, Netherlands
Amb. Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
Amb. Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari – Malaysia
Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
Amb. John Shamah Shaga – Botswana
Hamza Mohammed Salau – Tehran, Iran
Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin
Amb. Emmanuel Adebayo Ayeni – Brussels, Belgium
Amb. Wahab Adekola Akande – Berne, Switzerland
Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
Amb. Joseph John Gergadi – Libreville, Gabon
Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
Amb. Esther Arewa – Windhoek, Namibia

The newly approved postings are expected to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic presence and deepen bilateral relations with countries across Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas as the government pursues broader economic and foreign policy objectives.