By Gideon Maxwell
March 6, 2026
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally approved the postings of 65 ambassadors, comprising 34 non-career and 31 career envoys, to various countries and the United Nations, following Senate confirmation in December 2025.
Postings of non-career ambassadors and high commissioners
The approved non-career postings include:
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, UK
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 and Tobago
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Postings of career ambassadors and high commissioners
The approved career postings include:
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 (nee Okon) Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
Chima Geoggrey 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 (nee Adedokun) 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
The statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received agrément from France for Ambassador Ayodele Oke.
It added that nominations for the remaining envoys have been conveyed to their respective countries with requests for agrément in accordance with standard diplomatic procedures.
The statement also informed that President Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately commence induction programmes for all ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to ensure a smooth transition into their diplomatic assignments.
