President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate to various foreign missions and the United Nations, ending months of anticipation following their Senate confirmation last December. The deployment consists of 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career appointees who will represent Nigeria's interests across Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
The Presidency confirmed that the administrative process for the transitions is already underway. In a statement released Friday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed that the United Kingdom and France have already granted agrément—the formal diplomatic consent—for their respective envoys.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu," Onanuga stated. "Similarly, France has sent the agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke."
The list of non-career postings features several prominent political figures and former officials. Notable assignments include former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany, former presidential aide Reno Omokri to Mexico, and former Minister of Interior Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau to China. Additionally, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has been designated as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
To ensure a seamless transition into their new roles, the President has ordered an immediate orientation for the envoys. According to the official State House release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is directed to "immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners" before they depart for their respective posts.
While the UK and France have cleared their designated representatives, the Nigerian government has formally requested agréments for the remaining 62 envoys from their host nations. This move is expected to fill the diplomatic vacuum created after the administration recalled the previous envoys in late 2023 to streamline Nigeria's foreign representations.
Official Posting List
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: The Vatican City, Holy See
- Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines
- Mr. Reno Omokri: Mexico City, Mexico
- Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah: 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: Austria
- Mrs. Lola Akande: Sweden
- Ayodele Oke: France
- Yakubu N. Gambo: Saudi Arabia
- Senator 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
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 Michael: Kingston, Jamaica
- Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra: Lusaka, Zambia
- Chima Geogfrey 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 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